An amature astronomer spotted a near Earth object and alerted authorities only to realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that he launched into orbit in 2018.

In 2018, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying a Tesla Roadster with a dummy at the wheel as its payload. Since then ... before realising that it was a car. For its part, Nasa ...

After leaving PayPal in 2000 with $180M, Elon Musk launched Tesla and SpaceX to innovate electric cars and Mars-bound rockets ...

While the Super Heavy rocket booster separated and descended ... Europe is running late,” he told France Inter. Ariane’s payload is a military satellite capable of providing France and its ...

Starship and its Super Heavy booster, loaded with millions ... in a similar way as they do with the smaller workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. Ars Technica This story originally appeared on Ars Technica ...

Detritus also struck a car ... s Falcon rockets. It’s essentially separation by blunt force trauma. The gargantuan Starship and Super Heavy just hit Max Q — a pivotol moment during any rocket ...

9. The Falcon Heavy takes off and sends a Tesla into space The Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9’s successor, was first launched in 2018. With 27 engines, it was the most powerful rocket to have taken off ...

Musk, a businessman, has not been doing well lately: Tesla shares have lost 40 per cent of their value since the start of the year, Bloomberg reports. This is mainly due to a sharp decline in electric ...