STARMAN

Hey guys,

What is this StarMan?  Is he a superhero?  Who is he?  Where is he?  and most important question is how is he? Some of you may know it already.

Okay so, Did you know that there is a CAR in space at this moment? 

We know that we have sent a lot of unusual things to space like Guitars, Golden record, AI Robots, and so on. However, none of that compares to what Elon Musk sent up at the start of 2018 his very own Tesla Roadster with an only passenger was the dummy driver named StarMan at the wheel strapped to the most powerful rocket in the world The Falcon Heavy (On the 6th of Feb 2018, The Falcon Heavy launched starman in a Tesla Roadster into space). It was wearing the same spacesuit which NASA astronauts wore for the Launch America mission(31st May 2020).

Starman's left hand is resting on the door

This image is from video provided by SpaceX

While it's right hand is holding the steering wheel. Listening to the song "Life On Mars".

This image is from video provided by SpaceX

and as you can see the dashboard screen reads "DON'T PANIC!", and some extra accessories were added to this Roadster for its journey including a circuit board with the words "*Made on Earth by humans*"

This image is from video provided by SpaceX

The Falcon Heavy is a reusable launch vehicle designed and manufactured by SpaceX.

What makes it so special is the reusable boost rockets that detach and flight returned to earth and land safely.

This image is from video provided by SpaceX

Since this was Falcon Heavy's maiden launch they didn't want to risk a satellite payload, but they required a payload as a test one so Elon Musk decided on utilizing his car Tesla Roadster.

Once the car was launched into space it orbited the earth for 6 hours, capturing beautiful images and it was live-streaming orbiting Earth on youtube until the batteries on the camera ran out.

Check out this video to relive the Falcon Heavy and Starman Launch https://youtu.be/A0FZIwabctw?list=PL_wKYeu76JL457huNEdQT0DjGOwYRRsF6

But where is starman now?

At this moment Roadster is traveling through space at thousands of km per hour quicker than any jet, but unlike a jet, the roadster is not consuming any fuel because it doesn't have to, when it launched The Falcon Heavy gave the car an initial boost and speed like a slingshot that's been powering it through space. The roadster is as of now on an elliptical path around the sun.

what's more, will we ever observe him again? 

So now, if nothing surprising happens like space-rock(asteroid) strike that could break the vehicle into pieces, researches predict that the roadster will orbit the sun for the next few million years.

A team at JPL utilized the data provided by SpaceX and predicted that starman would pass by earth in the year 2091, getting within a few thousand km's. and also thanks to an observation of the Roadster seen from a Telescope in South Africa, JPL was able to refine their measurements and accurately predict starman's path for the next 50 years. they concluded that starman is on a path that will pass by Mars in the year 2020.

so maybe one day, numerous years down the line the age that experienced the notable Falcon Heavy launch will be brought together with Starman and his roadster.

Or perhaps it is best to let him wander the solar system forever.

 But if you don't want to wait that long you can easily track the roadster online here whereisroadster

And perhaps if humans make it to Mars like Elon Musk hopes we might even see the Roadster on our way there🤞. When asked about Where is Starman in an event, 

Elon Musk replied "may be discovered by future Alien race..and thinking what the heck.. what were these guys doing? did they worship those cars?"

Take care. Bye for now. Peace.

And yes, Check out this animated video of The Falcon Heavy and Starman launch from SpaceX to know what exactly happened.