The images of the roadster in space are historic, those images alone could inspire thousands of young people to explore rocket science or physics as a career wh

The images of the roadster in space are historic, those images alone could inspire thousands of young people to explore rocket science or physics as a career who perhaps otherwise wouldn't have. That I think is worth more than just another satellite in space or a science project, they also had to test that it could actually lift heavy objects. This was the perfect item to launch to space.