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Is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload (a Tesla car) space junk?
Yesterday SpaceX succeeded in the first Falcon Heavy launch, but the payload, a Tesla car has no real useful purpose (except for company prestige).
Thus, can it be considered as space junk ? How long ...
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Can I drive Elon Musk's Tesla after it's been in space for 100 Years?
We know that the the payload of the maiden Falcon Heavy flight will be... Elon Musks's Tesla Which will be placed in "Mars Orbit"
Assuming it is serviced and road ready when launched with the keys in ...
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What was the fate of the main core of the first Falcon Heavy launch?
February 6th 2018 saw the first test launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Heavy rocket.
During the main core's landing on the marine landing pad, the connection was lost. As such it is not immediately clear ...
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In Starman's roadster, where's the Towel?
Did Starman forget his towel? A towel is the essential thing every explorer needs to carry, right? Can't get very far without it.
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Is Starman wearing a seatbelt?
While staring at the live feed of a crash dummy in a convertible in outer space, I was wondering: Is this crash dummy following safety conventions and wearing a seat belt? I somehow doubt that it ...
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Is a SpaceX launch completely automated?
Once the engines are ignited and liftoff occurs, are any operators/controllers on the ground making any manual changes to the flight? Or are they simply monitoring the entire event until the boosters ...
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Why is there any launch window at all for the Falcon Heavy test flight?
Why is the window only ~3 hours long, why not 2? why not 5? why not "until it launches"? I'm guessing range safety, they could only get a TFR that long?
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Will the Falcon Heavy be far enough in 12 seconds to not cause damage?
Elon Musk has stated that he will consider it a success if the Falcon Heavy gets far enough away from the launch pad to not cause damage if it blows up. The Falcon Heavy underwent a 12 second static ...
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Could a Falcon Heavy test flight be responsible for these observations?
We observed a bright, slow moving (in our view for several minutes) large object that eventually left large bright contrails. This was over Northern New Mexico at around 7:29 PM MST. The object was ...
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Why the soot pattern on the nosecone of Falcon Heavy side booster?
When a SpaceX booster is landed, we are used to seeing soot deposited all over it, usually in a specific pattern.
You can read more about that in this question:
Why the strange bands of soot of the ...
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Why doesn't SpaceX land boosters in Africa?
Apart from the obvious answer that it'd take too long to get the booster back across the Atlantic, why doesn't SpaceX leave the main or centre booster in space a little bit longer and guide it to land ...
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How can Elon Musk's Tesla actually reach Mars orbit?
So the payload of the maiden Falcon Heavy flight will be... Elon Musks's Tesla
This is one part publicity stunt (it's going to be playing David Bowie's Space Oddity, if for nothing more than the ...
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Is Starman in the Tesla Roadster a real human?
I first need to know if starman is a real human or a robot.
If he is a real human, how does he live? How many years can he live in that car?
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Why are only 2 out of the 3 boosters on Falcon Heavy reused?
In this picture it shows that the side boosters of the Falcon heavy will land. However, the middle booster is not going to land. Why is this the case?
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Why is the Falcon Heavy center core recovery done at sea?
Why does SpaceX attempt sea recoveries of the Falcon Heavy center core instead of staying at altitude and performing a land based recovery at a different site?
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