SpaceX Fires a Car to Mars on World's Most Powerful Rocket

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Elon Musk's Roadster and its solitary passenger, the mannequin 'Starman,' were seen soaring through the sky after the Falcon Heavy launched today. They're now on their way to Mars

Nowthat the Tesla Roadster has been launched, it will carry out a 200 million mile journey to Earth-Mars orbit. Its path is illustrated in the graphic above. It will continue to circle this path, theoretically, for billions of years, Musk says

Now that the Tesla Roadster has been launched, it will carry out a 200 million mile journey to Earth-Mars orbit. Its path is illustrated in the graphic above. It will continue to circle this path, theoretically, for billions of years, Musk says

After five years of setbacks, the massive rocket capable of achieving a thrust equivalent to more than 18 Boeing 747 jetliners finally took its maiden flight today.

Ahead of the launch, Musk released a stunning animation revealing how the plan would work. The billionaire SpaceX CEO said the firm's Falcon Heavy spacecraft would carry his Roadster on a billion-year journey through space 'if it doesn't explode into tiny pieces'.

Nowthat the rocket and its payload have successfully made it through the ascent – a critical stage in which Musk himself has admitted it risked blowing up – the SpaceX boss says the sports car ‘will be in deep space for a billion years.’ It's now on its way to Mars

Now that the rocket and its payload have successfully made it through the ascent – a critical stage in which Musk himself has admitted it risked blowing up – the SpaceX boss says the sports car ‘will be in deep space for a billion years.’ It's now on its way to Mars

A video posted to Musk's Instagram account showed how the huge rocket would lift off from Florida in its first ever test flight. It showed how the craft's three reusable cores would separate from the main module containing Musk's car after launch and return to Earth.

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