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To: 9YearLurker

“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.

A mannequin in a spacesuit, dubbed “Starman”, occupies the driver’s seat.

The car and rocket are products of Tesla and SpaceX, respectively, both companies headed by Elon Musk.[5]

The 2010 Roadster is personally owned by and previously used by Musk for commuting to work.[2] It is the first production car launched into space.


80 posted on 04/24/2026 1:34:20 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Paladin2

You sure of that?


81 posted on 04/24/2026 1:36:13 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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