There is a Tesla orbiting Earth right now

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  iforgotmysocks on 07/02/2018 - 09:21

  Like right now?

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    obiwanmy on 07/02/2018 - 09:27

    yes right now :)

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      iforgotmysocks on 07/02/2018 - 09:42

      +2

      He died in 1943 though.

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  Halo375 on 07/02/2018 - 09:31

  +1

  Watch live - http://www.spacex.com/webcast

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  [Deactivated] on 07/02/2018 - 09:49

  That’s great.

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  BoredMartian on 07/02/2018 - 10:24

  I'm still a little salty I missed the actual livestream.. I guess I have to settle with the YouTube video :(

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  Seraphin7 on 07/02/2018 - 10:52

  Thanks.

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  giu on 07/02/2018 - 12:05

  It's going to be up there for a billion years. What's the depreciation on that?

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    scrimshaw on 07/02/2018 - 17:39

    +1

    Actually, they missed the Mars orbit trajectory. Elon Tweeted that the projected path is the Asteroid belt

    https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/6/16983744/spacex-tesla-falc…

    Fasten your 'asteroid' belt, because it's going to be a bumpy, rocky ride.

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  altomic on 07/02/2018 - 14:04

  +4

  great, so when you drive in space the steering wheel will be on the left.

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  Cartman2530 on 07/02/2018 - 14:52

  Merged from Anyone Else Watch The Falcon Heavy Launch This Morning?

  For those that missed it:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbSwFU6tY1c

  I thought it was a superb launch, a success despite losing the centre booster.

  Humanity now has a proper Mars launch system, makes me feel like the future is coming up fast!

  Also, there is a Tesla Roadster in orbit right now!

  https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp…

  Check out the links!

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    D C on 07/02/2018 - 16:24

    +1

    I can see my house from there: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVYnZuJV4AAeFUw.jpg

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      Cartman2530 on 07/02/2018 - 17:11

      lol @ Earth photobombing Starmans selfie in his Tesla.

      Lets hope the Tesla makes it to Mars!

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        D C on 07/02/2018 - 17:44

        +1

        You'll love this: https://youtu.be/aBr2kKAHN6M. Quite surreal to just leave it running on a big screen. Cuts over to other stuff occasionally.

        Shame we don't get the view all the way to the asteroid belt (12 hour batteries - Eneloop shortage apparently).

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        Cartman2530 on 07/02/2018 - 18:35

        @D C: Awesome, thanks! Quite eerie, almost seems unreal.

        Be interesting to see how long the paint will last in the direct sunlight. Red paint fades fast!

        All the interior stuff seems to be holding up well considering its going through +/-100deg C as it rotates through the light and shade!

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        scrimshaw on 08/02/2018 - 00:58

        @Cartman2530:

        That synchronized booster landing though is what takes the cake.

        And then you realize that these boosters are taller than the statue of liberty. here's a photo of one of these booster rockets with a human for scale. These things just returned from sub-orbital trajectory and gracefully landed on the launchpads with pinpoint precision.

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  bluesky on 07/02/2018 - 20:22

  Love the "Don't Panic!" at the dashboard - advice for any wayward hitch-hiker to the galaxy it happens to cross path with …