Starman
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:46 pm
Well he got up there today. Recording time this day for future generations.
The launch of this turbocharged version of the workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which has been carrying cargo to space for years, marks an important milestone in spaceflight, the first time a rocket this powerful has been sent into space by a private company rather than a government space agency.
The rocket carried a playful payload: Mr. Musk’s red Roadster, an electric sports car built by his other company, Tesla. Strapped inside the car is a mannequin wearing one of SpaceX’s spacesuits. They are expected to orbit the sun for hundreds of millions of years. - Source: New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ly1vzVHMsc
- Starman in space
The rocket carried a playful payload: Mr. Musk’s red Roadster, an electric sports car built by his other company, Tesla. Strapped inside the car is a mannequin wearing one of SpaceX’s spacesuits. They are expected to orbit the sun for hundreds of millions of years. - Source: New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ly1vzVHMsc