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Elon Musk’s has sent a Falcon Heavy is essentially three of SpaceX's workhorse. And, as is the usual practice for SpaceX, all three boost stages - the lower segments of the rocket - returned to Earth to attempt controlled landings.
The only down side he has sent his old car as a payload with an mannequin in a spacesuit with the radio set to play a David Bowie soundtrack on a loop – “Ground control to Major Tom” ?
All I can say is that if in the future he sends another rocket into space and hits his car, then .. . . . . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42969020
The only down side he has sent his old car as a payload with an mannequin in a spacesuit with the radio set to play a David Bowie soundtrack on a loop – “Ground control to Major Tom” ?
All I can say is that if in the future he sends another rocket into space and hits his car, then .. . . . . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42969020