--- title: See the Crazy Photos of Elon Musk's Red Tesla Orbiting Space description: The Elon Musk-run SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket carried a red Tesla Roadster into space. And it had cameras aboard. canonical: https://time.com/5137113/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-space/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-07T15:47:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:10:55.702Z article:section: Science og:title: The Falcon Heavy Rocket Shot a Tesla Into Outer Space. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=b4a2049a-bd3e-4942-9a69-e7ad6972043d&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Feb 7, 2018 3:47 PM UTC  spacex falcon heavy tesla roadster elon musk spacex falcon heavy tesla roadster elon musk SpaceX by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Feb 7, 2018 3:47 PM UTC [Elon Musk](http://time.com/money/5136385/elon-musk-net-worth-double/)‘s private spacefaring company SpaceX had a [milestone rocket launch](http://time.com/5133813/elon-musk-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch/) Tuesday, making its inaugural Falcon Heavy flight with a special payload: A red Roadster made by the other transportation company Musk runs, [Tesla](http://time.com/5136400/spacex-elon-musk-tesla-space/). The Falcon Heavy is now the world’s most powerful operational rocket, a major achievement given SpaceX is a private firm rather than a government agency, like NASA or the ESA. The Falcon Heavy’s successful launch is an encouraging sign for SpaceX and Musk’s lofty ambitions to one day put humans on Mars. Such a goal remains years away. But Musk still managed to use the Falcon Heavy launch to put one of his electric cars into space. Strapped in the Tesla’s seats was a mannequin wearing a spacesuit nicknamed “Starman,” a reference to the David Bowie classic. “It’s kind of silly and fun, but silly and fun things are important,” Musk said at a news conference following SpaceX’s successful Falcon Heavy launch. Starman is expected to orbit the sun for hundreds of millions of years. Take a look at some of the photos of him driving in space with a Tesla, courtesy SpaceX’s cameras on board the car. > [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/960998900243902466) > [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/960992715579125760) > [](https://twitter.com/KapilMishra%5FIND/status/961204181188177920) > [](https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/961064761990541315) > [](https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/961041487231311872) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5137113/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-space/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5137113/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-space/"},"headline":"The Falcon Heavy Rocket Shot a Tesla Into Outer Space. 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