SpaceX will send a Tesla in the area this afternoon

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Frédéric Mercier

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 12:54

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The american company SpaceX, founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is poised to launch the most powerful rocket of its history.

14: 20 a.m. eastern time, the Falcon Heavy will blast off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. And as Elon Musk never does things by half, the giant rocket will carry with it a Tesla!

Starman in the Red Roadster

A publication of Elon Musk (@elonmusk) the

4 Feb. 2018 at 9: 50 H. N. P.

To attend the launch live, here it is:

As high as a building of 20 floors, the Falcon Heavy is the largest rocket sent into space in 45 years. No less than 27 engines needed to take off this gigantic structure.

Read also: Falcon Heavy: blast-off for Mars imminent

A car that makes talking to

By placing a Tesla in a rocket of SpaceX, Elon Musk is a nod to the new Roadster unveiled last November. Promised for 2020, this future model of Tesla could become the production car, the fastest ever built.

According to Tesla, the Roadster will go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) in 1.9 seconds and can reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in 4.2 seconds. “And this, this is the base model,” quipped Elon Musk, ensuring that versions even more performance could be revealed at a later time.

The Tesla, which takes place on board the rocket, however, is a model of the first generation, manufactured by the manufacturer in california from 2008 to 2012.

Ready for orbit

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22 Dec. 2017 at 2: 51 H. N. P.

Certainly, Elon Musk has not finished to surprise us!