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The (single) Tesla Roadster is going on a transfer orbit to Mars. (Actually, the Tesla is 'just' going into a heliocentric orbit with it's apogee around the Ma
by mikejb 9y ago
The (single) Tesla Roadster is going on a transfer orbit to Mars.
(Actually, the Tesla is 'just' going into a heliocentric orbit with it's apogee around the Mars orbit. That is sufficient to prove that it can get to Mars because it's just a matter of timing, which is relatively trivial, but it doesn't crash into another Planet and upsets planetary protection officers - yes, that's a job)