SpaceX's 'Starman' and Its Tesla Roadster Are Now Beyond Mars

Space.com ^ | November 3, 2018 08:00am ET | Mike Wall,

[BenLurkin]

[JPJones]

So cool!

I wish they still had the camera on.

[Autonomous User]

Saint Elon shot his load.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Advanced scout for President Trump’s Space Force.

[DannyTN]

[C210N]

Actually, the car crap is ridiculous. Below is something that has far more thought behind it..

[null and void]

"Venus or Earth, likely within the next few tens of millions of years. They give the space car a 6 percent chance of hitting Earth in the next 1 million years, and a 2.5 percent chance of smacking Venus in that span."

It never crosses Venus' orbit, that lowers the odds of a collision significantly, doesn't it?

[SunkenCiv]

The Roadster and Starman will come within a few hundred thousand kilometers of our planet in 2091, according to an orbit-modeling study. The authors of that study determined that the car will slam into either Venus or Earth, likely within the next few tens of millions of years. They give the space car a 6 percent chance of hitting Earth in the next 1 million years, and a 2.5 percent chance of smacking Venus in that span.

Thanks BenLurkin. Payback's a *****, Venus! ;^)

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[ctdonath2]

Someday there will be “space archeologists” tracking down ancient relics ejected into space. Surely Elon’s Roadster will be among the first sought & recovered.

[freedumb2003]

If they pass by the galaxy Detroit the car won’t make it out with its wheels, console and engine.

[dead]

I appreciate the utter uselessness of the car effort. Musk is trolling the universe.

[Moonman62]

Musk got tremendous and valuable publicity for his companies by launching his car instead of a block of concrete on the demonstration mission.

Look at this article and thread for instance. People are still talking about it.

[Karliner]

*whew* After reading the headline I thought maybe someone snuck in a thread about Planet X/Nibaru...my bad.

[Moonman62]

Someday there will be “space archeologists” tracking down ancient relics ejected into space. Surely Elon’s Roadster will be among the first sought & recovered.

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Most likely. Look at some items of the Space Race that have been recovered from the ocean after decades such as the Apollo 11 engines and Grissom’s Mercury capsule.

[minnesota_bound]

They give the space car a 6 percent chance of hitting Earth in the next 1 million years.

The impact wipes out man and the insects take over.

[az_gila]

I know the BBC got rid of Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear but to shoot the Stig into space...

[Dawggie]

I wonder how much of the car will be left in a few years. Radiation can do wonders.

[buckalfa]

The Brit society is imploding, but some retain their unusual sense of humor: The Stig.

[Larry Lucido]

“More Chuck Berry!”

[Delta 21]

Not live.