Well it would have been awesome, but would have also increased the complexity of the system and the number of things that could ho wrong. The main mission was the successful launch of the rocket and the separation and navigation of the booster stages, and they needed as much manpower as possible for that. The roadster was the cherry on top.
How exactly would it have added an appreciable amount complexity to put a small solar powered camera on the car? They already put a space suit in there for shits and giggles
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u/Redexe Feb 07 '18
Well it would have been awesome, but would have also increased the complexity of the system and the number of things that could ho wrong. The main mission was the successful launch of the rocket and the separation and navigation of the booster stages, and they needed as much manpower as possible for that. The roadster was the cherry on top.