“The speed at which a Cybertruck can exit the blast danger area is definitely one of the reasons why SpaceX has chosen to go in that direction, but I think really the main thing that I want to iterate is that it decouples a conflict in terms of trying to compete for the same resources for an MRAP for the personnel associated with those operations. So SpaceX is just going in a direction that they have freedom to manage those resources.”

Richard Jones · said 2026-08-04 · reported 2026-08-04

NASA's Richard Jones explained at a press conference that SpaceX chose Cybertrucks for crew escape vehicles partly for their speed but mainly to avoid resource conflicts with other NASA launches.