Musk does it again!!

[glend (Glen)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Will it have its headlights on? I'd like to see it zipping past tonight

Actually... seriously tho, would we see anything of this? As a faint satellite perhaps? Dylan O'Donnell did a beaut post on facebook just before giving some nice details/charts. Apparently it's due over Brisbane & Byron etc around 3:43am (2:43am for QLD) tomorrow morning.
https://www.n2yo.com/passes/?s=43205

Julian, btw, that was a very interesting post re nerdy, thank you.

I believe it is outbound now and no longer in near earth orbit per se. The burns boosted it to 7000km and then another on its tragectory for its ultimate loop around the sun and out to the Maritian orbital plane distance.

[LewisM]

I guess that The Stig will no longer judge the Photo forum if it's out there drifting in space in a Tesla.

He went in peace for all Stig-kind...

[Deeno]

Overshot...going to end up in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter...

[baileys2611 (Simon Bailey)]

Took a wrong turn and ended up at Ceres orbit instead of Mars

[baileys2611 (Simon Bailey)]

Everyone saw this yes? Somewhere inside the car.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

This....

[pmrid (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

This....

That's great. Really clever juxtapositions.
Petyer

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by glend

I believe it is outbound now and no longer in near earth orbit per se. The burns boosted it to 7000km and then another on its tragectory for its ultimate loop around the sun and out to the Maritian orbital plane distance.

Thanks Glen . Some folks over on our facebook page were wondering the same thing & probably on the minds of several people.

[gts055 (Mark)]

I wonder how long the red paint remains red and the time to begin shedding pieces of degraded vinyl/plastic due to uv exposure. Perhaps a Tesla cometary trail/tail ? Mark

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

The paint is already etched from the van allen belt. Pitted and grey.

[baileys2611 (Simon Bailey)]

Don't think they 'Wattyled' that part. Probably no primer either.

[deanm (Dean)]

I figured SpaceX must have arranged vents in each tyre, otherwise - in a vacuum - they would explode! (or at least blow the rims).
Any car component that could contain air would need to be vented (a bit of drilling needed?!)
I very much like Mark's suggestion of a 'Tesla comet' - that would be v. cool!
Dean

[AndrewJ]

otherwise - in a vacuum - they would explode!

They might swell up a bit but i doubt they would explode, after all its only a "relative" 15 PSI change, and if a tyre can stay on a rim whilst cornering hard at 100mph, im sure it will stay on when a bit over inflated.

Andrew

[julianh72 (Julian)]

Originally Posted by deanm

I figured SpaceX must have arranged vents in each tyre, otherwise - in a vacuum - they would explode! (or at least blow the rims).

If they were "flat" but full of air and sealed at launch, they would now only be inflated to a net pressure of ~100 kPa, or roughly half the normal inflation pressure.

If they were fully inflated at launch (~200 kPa say), they would now be at ~300 kPa, which would be very hard for road use, but would not be enough to blow the tyres or the rims.

[sheeny (Al)]

Does anyone know the satellite name for the Tesla and Starman? It is visible?

Al.

[billdan (Bill)]

Originally Posted by gts055

I wonder how long the red paint remains red and the time to begin shedding pieces of degraded vinyl/plastic due to uv exposure. Perhaps a Tesla cometary trail/tail ? Mark

According to this scientist the car will only last 12 months before the radiation reduces it to its metal frame.

https://www.livescience.com/61680-wi...-in-space.html

And of course the flat-earthers says the whole event is another hoax.

https://www.livescience.com/61688-fl...e=notification

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by sheeny

Does anyone know the satellite name for the Tesla and Starman? It is visible?

Al.

Yeah Al, it's designation is "Nikola Bowie".

[skysurfer]

And it is a nice publicity stunt.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...rly-depressing

And this costs his company too much ?

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...on-musk-spacex