EPISODE · Apr 1, 2018 · 17 MIN
Living in a Falcon Heavy World | Orbital News
from Today In Space · host Alex G. Orphanos
TODAYINSPACE.NET The first Falcon Heavy test launch occurred on February 6th, 2017. Onboard was the Starman in the driver seat of Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster. Enjoy a 3 minutes launch recap of the world's most powerful rocket and catch up on the latest details about the Starman and Tesla in space. Learn about where the idea came from, where Starman and the car might end up in a million years, and what this means for the future of the space industry and our first steps towards Mars! You can get some TodayInSpace merch through our Threadless shop T-shirts are $18/ea! todayinspace.threadless.com Get your free trial and first free audiobook with our link here! audibletrial.com/todayinspace Don't forget to check out our recommendation this episode for Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance SPACE LINKS: - YOUTUBE Falcon Heavy Launch Broadcast (Starts at T-30 seconds) https://youtu.be/wbSwFU6tY1c?t=21m29s - RESEARCH PAPER The random walk of cars and their collision probabilities with planets by Hanno Rein, Daniel Tamayo, and David Vokrouhlicky https://arxiv.org/pdf/1802.04718.pdf Track where the Tesla Roadster is in orbit, and where it will be in the near future www.whereisroadster.com - TWITTER Where did the idea for sending a car into space come from? @JaneidyEve https://twitter.com/JaneidyEve/status/875509666742226944 - FORTUNE How Elon Musk's Tesla Could Contaminate Mars With Earth Bacteria http://fortune.com/2018/02/28/elon-musks-tesla-mars-bacteria/ Get full access to Making Sense of the Future at todayinspace.substack.com/subscribe
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