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Credit & Copyright: SpaceX
Explanation:
Don't panic.
It's just a spacesuited mannequin
named Starman.
As the sunlit crescent of
planet Earth
recedes in the background,
Starman is comfortably seated at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster
in this final image of the payload launched by a
Falcon Heavy
rocket on February 6.
Internationally
designated 2018-017A,
roadster and Starman are headed for space beyond the orbit of Mars.
The successful Falcon
Heavy rocket has now become the most
powerful rocket in operation and the roadster
one of four
electric cars launched from planet Earth.
The other three were launched to the Moon by historically
more powerful (but not reusable)
Saturn V rockets.
Still, Starman's roadster is probably the only one that would be
considered street legal.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
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