Yes, Spacex launched Musk's personal Tesla roadster into space with a robotic mannequin in the front seat. It is currently on it's way towards Mars. It will pass pretty far from it and then go into an elliptical orbit between Mars and Earth. The roadster has David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' on continuous play on its stereo. The stamp 'Don't Panic' on its dashboard is of course from 'The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy' which it also has a copy of in the glove box alongside a towel which is also from the book.
There is also apparently a Hot Wheels Tesla car on the dashboard as well; at least that's what Elon mentioned.
"If you look on the dashboard, there's a tiny Roadster with a tiny space man," Musk said, referring to a small Hot Wheels version of the Roadster mounted on the dash. "It's kind of silly and fun but I think that silly and fun things are important... I think the imagery is something that's going to get people excited around the world. It's still trippin' me out. I'm trippin' balls here."
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u/Claeyt Feb 07 '18 edited Feb 07 '18
Yes, Spacex launched Musk's personal Tesla roadster into space with a robotic mannequin in the front seat. It is currently on it's way towards Mars. It will pass pretty far from it and then go into an elliptical orbit between Mars and Earth. The roadster has David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' on continuous play on its stereo. The stamp 'Don't Panic' on its dashboard is of course from 'The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy' which it also has a copy of in the glove box alongside a towel which is also from the book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M