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02-07-2018, 05:11 AM
Elon Musk put a Tesla in space, and it has launched a thousand memes
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So here's a fun development: When you woke up in Tuesday, there wasn't a Tesla manned by a fake astronaut flying through space.*
Now, after Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch, there is.
SEE ALSO: SpaceX just launched the Falcon Heavy, its most powerful rocket, and landed 2 boosters (https://mashable.com/2018/02/06/spacex-first-launch-falcon-heavy-rocket/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
That's right: As we reported earlier (https://mashable.com/2018/02/05/spacex-launching-falcon-heavy-rocket/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), a Tesla Roadster playing David Bowie's "Life On Mars" (a little on the nose, Elon) is soaring through space and headed toward – where else – Mars.
Yes, this has been an incredible feat. Yes, we teared up during the launch. And yes, the sight of a luxury convertible plunging into space is a completely absurd one that we can't help laughing at.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/06/spacex-tesla-car-man-space-meme/)
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So here's a fun development: When you woke up in Tuesday, there wasn't a Tesla manned by a fake astronaut flying through space.*
Now, after Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch, there is.
SEE ALSO: SpaceX just launched the Falcon Heavy, its most powerful rocket, and landed 2 boosters (https://mashable.com/2018/02/06/spacex-first-launch-falcon-heavy-rocket/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
That's right: As we reported earlier (https://mashable.com/2018/02/05/spacex-launching-falcon-heavy-rocket/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), a Tesla Roadster playing David Bowie's "Life On Mars" (a little on the nose, Elon) is soaring through space and headed toward – where else – Mars.
Yes, this has been an incredible feat. Yes, we teared up during the launch. And yes, the sight of a luxury convertible plunging into space is a completely absurd one that we can't help laughing at.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/06/spacex-tesla-car-man-space-meme/)
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