Tesla's New Roadster Takes Flight
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“FAA SAYS TESLA'S FLYING ROADSTER DOES NOT QUALIFY AS AN AIRCRAF”
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Musk used his own $109K Roadster as Falcon Heavy's test payload!
SpaceX's Feb. 2018 Falcon Heavy debut cost ~$90M. Instead of standard concrete ballast, Musk loaded his personal 2008 Tesla Roadster aboard — it now orbits the Sun between Earth and Mars.
Topic poll · all networksWill the FAA's aircraft ruling on Tesla's Roadster face a legal challenge?
Tesla's first Roadster was built on a Lotus Elise chassis!
Tesla's 2008 Roadster used a modified Lotus Elise body, built under a manufacturing deal with the UK automaker. The new Roadster — now grabbing headlines for SpaceX rocket thrusters — is a fully original Tesla design by comparison.
Topic poll · all networksWill the FAA ruling actually ground the flying Tesla Roadster?
Topic poll · all networksHow many official aircraft categories does the FAA recognize?
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