Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.
Elon Musk on Twitter:QuotePayload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912
Elon Musk on Twitter:QuotePayload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesnt blow up on ascent.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912
Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesnt blow up on ascent.
Quote from: Michael Baylor on 12/02/2017 01:24 amElon Musk on Twitter:QuotePayload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912Is he trolling us all or is he serious? Guess we'll find out in 5 - 8 weeks.
@beeberunner @nextspaceflight oh this is legit and of course there will be cameras!
Quote from: Michael Baylor on 12/02/2017 01:24 amElon Musk on Twitter:QuotePayload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912I am genuinely interested in the payload adapter and whether it is a likely mode of failure.
So is S2 capable of that longevity wise, or some kind of kicker stage to get Mars orbit? Never mind the special one-off adapter, space-rating the car, wrong time of year to launch to Mars and I'm sure a plethora of other issues. As cool-factor of a launch it is, one where they don't want to risk a customer on and need to find a payload to test with. I was going to be disappointed if it was a hunk of concrete, because it would be a missed opportunity for either something "cool" or something of some value such as a test of something. So what value does launching an electric car have over say, a hunk of 'crete. And how the eff are they getting it to Mars ORBIT.
The big implication of the Mars orbit is that it almost certainly rules out a second stage recovery attempt.
Wouldn't Mars orbit require a power and propulsion bus for orbital insertion?
Quote from: mlow on 12/02/2017 01:45 amSo is S2 capable of that longevity wise, or some kind of kicker stage to get Mars orbit? Never mind the special one-off adapter, space-rating the car, wrong time of year to launch to Mars and I'm sure a plethora of other issues. As cool-factor of a launch it is, one where they don't want to risk a customer on and need to find a payload to test with. I was going to be disappointed if it was a hunk of concrete, because it would be a missed opportunity for either something "cool" or something of some value such as a test of something. So what value does launching an electric car have over say, a hunk of 'crete. And how the eff are they getting it to Mars ORBIT.The big implication of the Mars orbit is that it almost certainly rules out a second stage recovery attempt.
Quote from: J.C. Just to reiterate, the payload for the first Falcon Heavy rocket will be a Tesla electric car, playing Space Oditty, heading for Mars.Yes
Just to reiterate, the payload for the first Falcon Heavy rocket will be a Tesla electric car, playing Space Oditty, heading for Mars.