Elon Musk is using his new rocket to fire his most famous creation, an original Tesla Roadster, on an indefinite voyage into space.
The Falcon Heavy rocket is preparing for its debut launch next month. “Test flights usually contain mass simulators in the form of concrete or steel blocks,” Mr Musk said. “That seemed extremely boring . . . so we decided to send something unusual.”
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for its maiden flight next month
NASA
The car will be playing David Bowie’s Space Oddity on its stereo system and is destined for a Mars orbit. “I love the thought of a car drifting through space and perhaps being discovered by an alien race millions of years in the future,” he said.
For Mr Musk, 46, a maverick inventor who taught himself rocket science and
