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![Tesla Roadster in space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnJTjJuxq7V2QnT53D2Gz7-320-80.jpeg)
If 'Starman' Isn't Headed for the Asteroid Belt, Where's That Dummy Going?
By Hanneke Weitering published
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Starman's SpaceX Spacesuit Would Leave You Dead in Minutes
By Brandon Specktor published
If you take a deep-space selfie like Starman, make it very, very quick.
![Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Starman cruise away from Earth in this final photo from the car after its launch on SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKgHA9ffYoFitRTsACrGJE-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Starman Leave Earth Forever in This Final Photo
By Tariq Malik published
![A NASA illustration shows the clock in its testbed satellite.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jxY4uPmZoHz74k4qz7mxb8-320-80.jpg)
The Next Falcon Heavy Will Carry the Most Powerful Atomic Clock Ever Launched into Space
By Rafi Letzter published
A toaster-sized atomic clock will hitch a ride on the next SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch.
![Tesla Roadster in space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnJTjJuxq7V2QnT53D2Gz7-320-80.jpeg)
Why Does the Tesla Look So Fake in Space? We Asked a Chemist
By Laura Geggel published
Even Elon Musk thinks his space-cruising midnight-cherry Tesla Roadster looks weird.
![SpaceX's Falcon Heavy successfully lifts off from Launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Feb. 6, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2Vs6teqeiLuHaV5Gis7k8-320-80.jpg)
What SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Launch Means for Getting Humans to Mars
By Elizabeth Howell published
The launch is a key stepping-stone in the company's quest to bring colonists to Mars.
![A long-exposure photo of the Falcon Heavy rocket's first test launch on Feb. 6, 2018 shows the rocket's curved trajectory as it lifts off from Kennedy Space Center and heads toward low-Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hcrguW5REjY5nH28iwxTyG-320-80.jpg)
No, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Has Not Passed Mars Already
By Tereza Pultarova published
A tweet from Elon Musk may have been a little fuzzy on the rocket's whereabouts.
![A screengrab from the SpaceX live feed shows the Roadster leaving Earth behind.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SDYanpdZfg7uGF9kzuwKDn-320-80.jpg)
Radiation Will Tear Elon Musk's Rocket Car to Bits in a Year
By Rafi Letzter published
Elon Musk has launched his sportscar into deep space. Stellar radiation is going to tear it to bits.
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