Join a red Tesla Roadster as it it moves through space — and its mannequin driver, Starman — as it begins its journey. We were promised flying cars, and we finally pretty much got 'em. Elon Musk, Tesla, and SpaceX's 'Live Views of Starman' is the first car commercial broadcast in real time from space.
This real-time simulation shows the current location of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster (with Starman behind the wheel) that was launched into space on February 6th 2018 on top of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Oct 08, 2020 'Starman' driving SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Tesla roadster. (CNN) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Tesla roadster made its first close approach to Mars on Wednesday. The roadster, 'driven' by a mannequin dubbed. SpaceX has posted a live feed from the car in space. A variety of cameras were fitted on the car with the dummy driver Starman and the views from different angles can be seen in the live feed.
Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, successfully conducted a test launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6. There were only two things aboard the payload of this historic launch: Musk's personal Tesla Roadster and 'Starman', a dummy in a SpaceX spacesuit.
Roughly an hour after the launch was confirmed successful, Musk tweeted a link to a live feed of Starman's journey through space.
Starman Tesla Live Feed
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There appears to be multiple cameras mounted onto the Falcon Heavy payload. The stream cycles through the different shots giving onlookers a view of the front, the left, and the inside of the vehicle.
The car is destined for Mars, but it won't actually be touching down on the Red Planet. It will instead be going into a billion-year orbit around our planetary neighbor. Musk announced this undertaking in December 2017 and has wholly delivered.
Live Stream Tesla In Space
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that the live stream of Starman will last until it arrives to its destination. As the the payload drifts further and further from Earth, the cameras will likely lose connection, leaving Starman to continue his adventure alone.
Tesla Starman Live Cam
Inverse reached out to SpaceX regarding how they were operating the live stream, but were not met with a response.
Musk later revealed an Easter egg inside of his Tesla that is now floating through space. It is a hidden message for any potential Martians — or other extraterrestrial Starman might encounter during his endless travels between Earth and Mars.
If Starman and the Roadster are successfully able to make their journey to Mars and back again — and again, and again, and again — they will serve as an enduring symbol of human innovation. They are already off to an impressive start.
