Earlier this month, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he would be launching SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to Mars with a special payload.. his own personal first-generation Tesla Roadster.
Most people thought he was just blowing smoke. But today, Elon Musk posted a series of 7 photos on Instagram showing the Roadster mounted at a 45-degree angle to a pedestal inside the payload fairing, with the caption “a red car for the red planet”.
According to Musk, the car will be locked in Mars orbit for 1 billion years playing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” for as long as it has power. The first test launch is scheduled for next month.
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