[Aliska]

I was thinking along those lines, don't like to throw cold water on a scientific achievement, but I wonder if it's a good idea to junk up space. It's so vast and so many objects in the void, what does one little object from earth matter?

And much more.

[GingisK]

It takes a long time to plot a position for a new satellite because of the amount of space junk currently in orbit.

[sparklite2]

There's something about cars...

[SFConservative]

I wonder if it's a good idea to junk up space

It takes a long time to plot a position for a new satellite because of the amount of space junk currently in orbit.

When a satellite (or a car) is way beyond Earth orbit there is indeed a vast amount of space with very few, and easily tracked, man-made objects around. So the Tesla isn't going to be an issue, especially since it is not in a highly targeted and valuable orbit.

In Earth orbit though it is getting very cluttered and junk needs to be taken into account. Not so much for plotting a position for a new satellite but for the launch of a new satellite where you are cutting (albeit briefly) through the orbital paths of a lot of working satellites and debris.