Tesla Car In Space Live
Spacex conducted falcon heavys maiden launch on february 6 2018 and the rocket carried a tesla roadster car as a dummy payload.
Tesla car in space live. New atlas some of the most powerful images are when the tesla roadster is viewed with earth in the background which has not been seen directly by human eyes ever since the apollo missions back in the 1960s and 70s. See live orbital position of elon musks tesla roadster and the starman. Hopefully you were watching when spacexs falcon heavy rocket successfully inserted elon musks personal tesla roadster into a parking orbit. Watch spacexdm 2 crew dragon docking and hatch opening livestream cnet highlights 8961 watching live now spacex falcon heavy elon musks engineering masterpiece duration.
Watch a live webcam stream of the car as it creates spectacular views of earth from space. The car is rotating and some of the images capture the vast blackness of space while the sun comes into view in some images. This interactive simulation displays teslas location in space in real time using the latest data from jpl horizon system. Spacex has not yet said how long the live stream will last but the teslas battery will only last for about 12 hours after liftoff musk said in a post launch briefing at kennedy space center.
Did you know there is a car in space right now. Starman a mannequin dressed in a spacesuit occupies the drivers seat. Elon musks 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. If you were to ask us prior to 6 february 2018 if an image of an automobile in space was real wed reply with almost no hesitation that the.
About 241811414 km from earth and roughly 100176547 km from mars.