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in #spacex7 years ago (edited)

I have to say that I'm a bit shocked..... why a car ????
Imagine the aliens see this. What will they think of us ?
Is the car fully operational ??
It will probably get towed.

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I also heard they usually use concrete blocks or steel to test rocket payloads and Musk said that was boring... I'd guess pr stunt combined with WAY too much money = Tesla on the end of a rocket.

That makes more sense

They will most likely be like DAMN where do I get one!

Normally you shot cement blocks in the air for tests like this.
The marketing was successfully when all say: "Why a car and why a tesla. "
You talking about it, thats why.

It was pretty much a PR-stunt by Elon Musk to promote Tesla. But a pretty good one!

Oh and it was an "old" Tesla Roadster, an outdated car.

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I think the car should have melted or started to once exposed in space. Only the spacesuit was built to withstand those elements. It went thru lots of temperature changes.