Elon Musk Car Space

Starman a mannequin dressed in a spacesuit occupies the driver s seat.

Elon musk car space. In february 2018 spacex launched its reusable heavy lift launch. The 2008 model roadster is personally owned by and previously used by musk for commuting to work. Musk s car fits comfortably here as well as in the context of andy warhol s repeated screen prints it s an image designed for the profusion of mass media.

Did you know there is a car in space right now. Spacex conducted falcon heavy s maiden launch on february 6 2018 and the rocket carried a tesla roadster c. Cnn spacex ceo elon musk s tesla roadster made its first close approach to mars on wednesday.

The car and rocket are products of tesla and spacex respectively both companies headed by elon musk. Two years in space will have taken its toll on the tesla and the spacesuit wearing mannequin named starman at the wheel. Elon musk s tesla roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the february 2018 falcon heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the sun.

Spacex ceo elon musk says he is incredibly proud that one of his tesla cars has been launched into orbit en route for mars after blasting off from the ken. The roadster is still cruising around our solar system on an elliptical path around. The roadster driven by a mannequin dubbed starman wearing a spacesuit was part of a dummy.

In february of 2018 elon musk launched his 100 000 tesla roadster into space on the spacex falcon heavy rocket. The car was designed for our planet and not for the harsh conditions of.