Elon Musk’s Tesla and its ‘Starman’ driver flew past Mars

An electric car that SpaceX founder Elon Musk rocketed into space more than two years ago just flew past Mars for the first time.

In February 2018, SpaceX launched its reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle — Falcon Heavy for the first time along with a cherry-red Tesla Roadster with a mannequin called “Starman” behind the wheel.

The roadster, “driven” by a mannequin dubbed “Starman” wearing a spacesuit, was part of a dummy payload attached to the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket that launched in 2018.

On Friday, the rocket company SpaceX tweeted that the vehicle made its first close approach with Mars, coming within five million miles of the plane.

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