r/spaceporn Feb 07 '18

Surreal, absurd, outlandish, preposterous... But there it is. The entire earth clearly reflected off the side of a car. [1920x1080]

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

Is there a window in the cargo bay?

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u/NotTimHeidecker Feb 07 '18

Nope - the car is just fully exposed.

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u/sprucenoose Feb 07 '18

It looks so pristine though. I thought being in the vacuum of space would have had some visible effect on it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

I'm more impressed that starman still has his hand on the wheel after all the shit he went through.

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u/perdhapleybot Feb 07 '18

It's probably bolted on there.

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u/Tasty0ne Feb 07 '18

Are you some kind of rocket scientist or something?

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u/perdhapleybot Feb 07 '18

I've played kerbal space program so... probably.

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u/rillip Feb 08 '18

Note to self: how to keep Kerbals in capsule - use bolts.

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u/note-to-self-bot Feb 09 '18

You should always remember:

how to keep Kerbals in capsule - use bolts.

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u/evolutionary_defect Feb 07 '18

You think the engineers designed a fully functioning falcon heavy, but couldnt do a decent hot glue job? Ye of little faith, they even remembered to glue him to the seat, so he wouldnt float around!