12-01-2017, 10:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to send Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster to Mars
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SpaceX will attempt to launch a red Tesla Roadster to the red planet
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On Friday evening, Musk tweeted what that payload would be—his "midnight cherry Tesla Roadster." And the car will be playing Space Oddity, by David Bowie; the song which begins, "Ground Control to Major Tom." Oh, and the powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will send the Tesla into orbit around Mars. "Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent," Musk added. Ars was able to confirm Friday night from a company source that this is definitely a legitimate payload.
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Silly payloads are kind of a tradition for SpaceX. Earlier this year, Musk explained that, inspired by the suggestion of a friend and the British comedy group Monty Python's The Cheese Shop sketch, the Dragon spacecraft's demonstration flight in 2010 carried among its cargo a giant wheel of French Gruyére cheese.
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So, this thing has made my evening. I hope some of you enjoy it as well! 
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Huge thanks to Dion for the signature!
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