NASA puts Crew-13's launch-pad escape in the hands of the 11-times-recalled Cybertruck - TechSpot
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- NASA is using a Cybertruck—recalled 11 times—as the launch-pad escape vehicle for the upcoming Crew-13 mission.
- SpaceX is on track to launch Crew-13 on September 12, sending four astronauts to the ISS in what the company described as 'a very busy mission.'
- The Crew-13 crew includes a University of North Florida (UNF) graduate embarking on their first spaceflight in September.
- Once aboard the ISS, the Crew-13 astronauts will focus on spacewalk preparations and health research.
Why it matters: Pairing a vehicle with 11 recalls to astronaut escape duty is an eyebrow-raising operational choice for a crew rotation launch, while SpaceX keeps its September 12 ISS cadence intact with Crew-13.
