The Tesla Roadster is an all-electric two-seater sports car. It is Tesla’s first production vehicle and the first production vehicle in the world to be launched into space.
In February 2018, a cherry-red Tesla Roadster owned by Elon Musk was launched on the first flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket in its cargo bay into an orbit around the sun that would include passing Mars. The vehicle served as a payload simulator, as the success of the mission was uncertain and no valuable cargo, such as a satellite, was to be carried. Usually a concrete block is used for this purpose. A life-size doll with a space suit was placed on the driver’s seat, named Starman in reference to a song by David Bowie.
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