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Watch: The car Elon Musk launched into space overshot Mars and may reach the asteroid belt

You read that right. Elon Musk launched a Tesla Roadster with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this week. The car was planned to follow a path around the sun that would send it to Mars, but it overshot the mark. Now the car is in murky territory, and many are looking for specifics on if…

By Sciences · February 8, 2018, 3:23 AM UTC
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Watch: The car Elon Musk launched into space overshot Mars and may reach the asteroid belt

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Elon Musk launched a Tesla Roadster with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this week.

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The car was planned to follow a path around the sun that would send it to Mars, but it overshot the mark.

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Now the car is in murky territory, and many are looking for specifics on if…

You read that right. Elon Musk launched a Tesla Roadster with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this week. The car was planned to follow a path around the sun that would send it to Mars, but it overshot the mark. Now the car is in murky territory, and many are looking for specifics on if it will hit an object in space. Aside from the buzz, some speculate the car’s journey may demonstrate SpaceX’s ability to fire future satellites into space. Flamethrowers, space cars, what do you think Elon Musk will do next?

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