Tesla Space Car

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We now have a Tesla electric car in space. SpaceX tested their new Falcon Heavy today and needed a payload. They launched one of Elon Musk's Tesla electric cars with a space suit in the driver's seat. This car will now be in orbit for millions of years. It is on a track to go around the sun and past Mars in an elliptical orbit. Their test was very successful and they landed two of their Falcon 9 rockets at the same time when they returned to Earth in Florida and then landed a third one on the drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
GO SPACEX!!!!!
I live about 30-35 miles from their test facility in McGregor, Texas and hear their test burns all of the time. I have actually stood up in some of the rocket motors on their test pad when I was taken on a tour by one of the safety engineers that lived in one of our rental units located in McGregor. It is neat to think that one of the motors I stood up in actually went into space.
Cool stuff.:airplane:
 
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EBorraga

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I thought this was cool!!!
 

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I believe there is a mannequin in the space suit....

Oh well....at least we're safe from alien invasion....

They'll find the car and decide we're not worth it coz they'll think were all dummies....:biggrin:
Flying around the universe in a space ship with a flat battery...:)
 

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Although I watched the launch on TV, it was still awesome!! Video quality was great.
I can't get over them landing the boosters. It was amazing to watch the two boosters that landed on an earth pad literally at the same time and exactly on target. WOW!!
 

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I believe there is a mannequin in the space suit....

Oh well....at least we're safe from alien invasion....

They'll find the car and decide we're not worth it coz they'll think were all dummies....:biggrin:
Flying around the universe in a space ship with a flat battery...:)

I don't know. Maybe they would take one bite of the mannequin and decide we weren't delicious enough to conquer.:eat::eat:
 
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