SpaceX's rocket flung that Tesla car on a path that goes beyond Mars
by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times
Feb 07, 2018
2 minutes
The Tesla Roadster that launched Tuesday on the first test flight of SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket is heading farther into space than expected.
The red car - along with a dummy in the driver's seat named "Starman" - were targeting an elliptical orbit around the sun that would, at times, get close to Mars. On Tuesday night, SpaceX Chief Executive Elon
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