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It is the first production car launched into space. The car, mounted on the rocket's second stage, was launched on an escape trajectory and entered an elliptical heliocentric orbit crossing the orbit of Mars. [6] The orbit reaches a maximum distance from the Sun at aphelion of 1.66 astronomical units (au). [4]
Return to Space is an American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. [1] [2] Its story follows Elon Musk's and SpaceX employees' two-decade mission to send NASA astronauts back to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel. [3] The film was released on April 7, 2022. [4]
The 2008 Tesla Roadster hitched a ride Feb. 6, 2018 on a Falcon Heavy launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the historic launch pad 39A – the site of the space agency's Apollo moon ...
Elon Musk is an American businessman and investor who has made numerous cameo appearances in films and television shows as himself. These appearances include Iron Man 2, The Simpsons, South Park, The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon and Rick and Morty.
Car in space may refer to: Lunar Roving Vehicles launched and driven on the surface of the Moon: Apollo 15, in July 1971; Apollo 16, in April 1972; Apollo 17, in December 1972; Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, launched into outer space in February 2018
A 2009 lawsuit settlement with Eberhard designated Musk as a Tesla co-founder, along with Tarpenning and two others. [120] [121] Tesla began delivery of the Roadster, an electric sports car, in 2008. With sales of about 2,500 vehicles, it was the first mass production all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells. [122]
Elon Musk's Crash Course is a 2022 New York Times–FX documentary film directed and produced by Emma Schwartz with reporting by Cade Metz and Neal Boudette. [1] The documentary explores the promises made by Tesla's CEO Elon Musk in regards to self-driving cars and contrasts that with the fatal accidents that have occurred using the technology.
The film also examines the personal lives of the other members [31] of the crew - Barry Bostwick [32] as Commander Dick Scobee, Brian Kerwin as Pilot Michael Smith, [33] Joe Morton as Dr. Ronald McNair, Keone Young [34] as Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka, Richard Jenkins as Gregory B. Jarvis, Julie Fulton [35] as Dr. Judith Resnik - and their families ...