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Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster just whizzed past Mars – Digital Trends
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which SpaceX launched in 2018 with Starman behind the wheel, just made its first close approach to Mars.
Remember Starman? No, not the Bowie song, but the mannequin passenger sat behind the wheel of Elon Musks Tesla Roadster that blasted into space aboard SpaceXs Falcon Heavy on the rocket’s maiden test flight back in 2018. Yes, that Starman.
Well, Starman made its first close approach to Mars on Wednesday — something the commercial space transportation company wanted the world to know about.
Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today — within 0.05 astronomica…
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