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joshcryer

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11. The cone broke away after it reached space.

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 6, 2018, 06:21 PM

Feb 2018

The cone fell back to Earth (they have been trying to recover them). The car's sitting on top of the booster exposed to space with cameras pointing at it.

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Live Feed of SpaceX's Starman on his way to Mars: [View all] joshcryer Feb 2018 OP

is the car IN a rocket or is the car the rocket? samnsara Feb 2018 #1

In. They used the car rather than just dead weight to test the payload Lucinda Feb 2018 #2

The car is inside the payload bay of the cone of the rocket NightWatcher Feb 2018 #3

This is it going inside NightWatcher Feb 2018 #4

This is driving me crazy...lol OneGrassRoot Feb 2018 #10

The cone broke away after it reached space. joshcryer Feb 2018 #11

WOW!!!! OneGrassRoot Feb 2018 #12

It's at the end of the booster rocket. joshcryer Feb 2018 #6

Wow... Snackshack Feb 2018 #5

I thought the Dont Panic thing Codeine Feb 2018 #7

Elon Musk has a sense of humor... malthaussen Feb 2018 #8

Yes. Love it. Hortensis Feb 2018 #9

K&R! Very cool! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #13