Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster is the only production car in space. If it’s still out there, it’s currently in its second orbit the Sun.
It’s been two months since SpaceX and the Planetary Society collaborated to launch a crowdfunded solar sail into Earth’s orbit.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft will carry supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 60 crew, Elon Musk confirmed.
Bill Nye, the one and only Science Guy, and SpaceX launched LightSail
2 into space.
Liftoff is scheduled for 00:35 on Thursday 11 April. The satellite will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff.
The Falcon Heavy rocket, developed by Elon Musk had a special ‘passenger’ on-board: a mannequin named ‘Starman’ who is sitting comfortably in a Tesla Roadster. Check out a video of Starman enjoying the view over here: