Tesla Roadster launched into space in 2018 approaches Mars
4 years, 5 months ago

Tesla Roadster launched into space in 2018 approaches Mars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. SpaceX sent the Tesla Roadster and its mannequin driver ‘Starman’ into space in February 2018 as a dummy payload on the first launch of the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket. Next month, the vehicle’s journey will see it perform a “drive-by” of Earth, passing within 32 million miles of our planet. “Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today - within 0.05 astronomical units, or under 5 million miles, of the Red Planet,” SpaceX tweeted. Travelling at a speed of around 55,000mph, the website notes: “The car has exceeded its 36,000 mile warranty 36,128 times while driving around the Sun.” Orbit modelling suggests the Tesla will eventually burn up in the atmosphere of either Earth or Venus, though this is unlikely to happen within the next 10 million years.

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Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla car
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla car

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An object in space that astronomers initially identified as an alarmingly close asteroid …

Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster to space four years ago. Where is it now?
3 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster to space four years ago. Where is it now?

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Four years ago this week, the most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, made its inaugural launch from Florida and tore into outer space carrying nothing other than Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. As of Monday, the roadster was about 234 million miles from Earth and about 200 million miles from Mars, …

SpaceX's spacesuit-clad Starman makes first close approach with Mars
4 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX's spacesuit-clad Starman makes first close approach with Mars

India Today  

SpaceX's Starman cruising space in Tesla Roadster made its first close approach with Mars on Thursday. SpaceX tweeted early Thursday: "Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today-within 0.05 astronomical units, or under 5 million miles, of the Red Planet." Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today—within 0.05 astronomical …

SpaceX’s Tesla roadster made its first close approach with Mars
4 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX’s Tesla roadster made its first close approach with Mars

CNN  

CNN — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster made its first close approach to Mars on Wednesday. The roadster, “driven” by a mannequin dubbed “Starman” wearing a spacesuit, was part of a dummy payload attached to the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket that launched in 2018. SpaceX tweeted yesterday that the vehicle made its first close approach …

NASA astronauts to be launched by SpaceX will ride in Tesla cars instead of astrovans
5 years, 2 months ago

NASA astronauts to be launched by SpaceX will ride in Tesla cars instead of astrovans

Firstpost  

During the dress rehearsal, the two astronauts assigned to the first SpaceX crew got a lift to the pad in a Tesla Model X. Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion. But during a launch dress rehearsal Friday, the two NASA astronauts assigned to the first SpaceX crew got a lift to …

Elon Musk's Tesla cruises past Mars's orbit on the way to 'the restaurant at the end of the universe'
6 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's Tesla cruises past Mars's orbit on the way to 'the restaurant at the end of the universe'

ABC  

Nearly nine months after it blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster has cruised beyond Mars, SpaceX has confirmed. Although the final firing of the rocket's upper stage back when it launched put the car on a more distant trajectory than anticipated, SpaceX said in a short Twitter post it had passed Mars's orbit. One tracking …

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster which he fired into space has now flown past Mars, SpaceX confirms
6 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster which he fired into space has now flown past Mars, SpaceX confirms

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk fired a bright red sports car into space earlier this year - and the vehicle has now passed Mars on its million-year journey through deep space. Loaded with a mannequin donned in a space suit - which Musk called Starman - the car could crash into Earth within the next million years, according to some experts. Loaded with …

Elon Musk’s car shot in space likely to collide with Earth, Venus
7 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s car shot in space likely to collide with Earth, Venus

Live Mint  

Toronto: Elon Musk’s car that was recently shot into space as part of SpaceX’s rocket test flight will likely collide with Earth or Venus eventually, scientists say. “It will likely end up colliding with Earth or Venus, but there’s no need to panic since the probability of that happening even within the next million years is very small,” said Hanno …

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster spotted zooming through space
7 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster spotted zooming through space

Daily Mail  

Stunning footage has captured the cosmic journey of Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster, which blasted off into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this month. Scroll down for video Stunning footage has captured the cosmic journey of Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster, which blasted off into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this month. With a mannequin named …

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Earth: First close encounter only in 2091, no crash in a million years
7 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Earth: First close encounter only in 2091, no crash in a million years

India Today  

Elon Musk and his SpaceX recently launched its huge and new Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time on February 6. Tesla CEO Elon Musk's car is being tracked by the Virtual Telescope Project of Tenagra Observatory in Arizona as it ventures beyond the Moon's orbit. pic.twitter.com/bKhRN73WHF Elon Musk February 7, 2018 TESLA CRASHING INTO EARTH AND VENUS According to …

Tesla Roadster sent in space by SpaceX on the Falcon Heavy seen drifting in space by an observatory in Arizona
7 years, 1 month ago

Tesla Roadster sent in space by SpaceX on the Falcon Heavy seen drifting in space by an observatory in Arizona

Firstpost  

It released a GIF showing the Tesla moving across space, looking a lot like a comet or asteroid. Tesla Roadster, the car tied to Falcon Heavy rocket by SpaceX to be inserted into the Mars orbit, was caught “zooming” in space by an observatory in Arizona, US. Tesla CEO Elon Musk ’s car is being tracked by the Virtual Telescope …

Tesla Roadster which SpaceX sent to space via the Falcon Heavy approaches asteroid belt which is way beyond Mars
7 years, 1 month ago

Tesla Roadster which SpaceX sent to space via the Falcon Heavy approaches asteroid belt which is way beyond Mars

Firstpost  

Musk’s Roadster became the fastest car ever, hurtling off the planet and zooming away on a route that will now take it all the way to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed the new, more distant route for his rocketing Tesla Roadster. And Musk’s Roadster became the fastest car ever, hurtling off the planet …

Starman facing history's biggest detour as SpaceX's Tesla Roadster exceeds Mars orbit
7 years, 1 month ago

Starman facing history's biggest detour as SpaceX's Tesla Roadster exceeds Mars orbit

ABC  

The world's first space sports car is cruising towards the Asteroid Belt, well beyond its intended destination. SpaceX chief Elon Musk's rocketing Tesla Roadster was the unorthodox cargo aboard his company's brand new Falcon Heavy rocket during a test flight on Tuesday. Mr Musk's cherry red electric convertible also became the fastest car ever, hurtling off the planet and zooming …

Here are photos of SpaceX's rocket carrying Elon Musk's car to space
7 years, 1 month ago

Here are photos of SpaceX's rocket carrying Elon Musk's car to space

ABC  

The world's most powerful rocket, carrying Elon Musk's personal Tesla sports car, has shot for a solar orbit that will reach all the way to Mars. The rocket carried up Elon Musk's Roadster — in addition to SpaceX, Mr Musk runs the electric car maker Tesla. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the …

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to carry the Tesla Roadster into Martain orbit: Elon Musk
7 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to carry the Tesla Roadster into Martain orbit: Elon Musk

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that the first flight of his company’s “ Falcon Heavy ” rocket will carry a Tesla Roadster — touted as the quickest car in the world with record-setting acceleration, range and performance — into Martian orbit. “Falcon Heavy” is the follow-up to SpaceX’s “Falcon 9” rocket. SpaceX also plans to be able to recover …

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