Elon Musk, Tesla Roadster and SpaceX

When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The company sent the car (with a spacesuit-clad mannequin called "Starman" in the driver's seat) into a long orbit around the sun in 2018 as the first payload of the company's Falcon Heavy rocket.
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising Through Space
Less than 24 hours after the Minor Planet Center announced a new asteroid, it said the object was actually Musk's electric car launched into space as payload on a rocket.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Mistaken for Asteroid in Space
SpaceX launched Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space, sending it on an unexpected journey beyond Earth. The car, with a mannequin dubbed "Starman" at the wheel, was meant to orbit the Sun, and it's been cruising through space ever since.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Mistaken For A Minor Celestial Body
The Minor Planet Center seemingly mistook Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster for a small body in space earlier this month, much to the fascination of the billionaire.
Space object or sports car? How a Tesla Roadster was briefly mistaken for an asteroid
What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through the cosmos.
Elon Musk is a ‘Tesla founder’, but he isn’t behind its main innovation
Elon Musk is technically a “founder” of Tesla, as per a court settlement. He deserves credit for Tesla’s succes,
Mystery asteroid revealed: It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster cruising through space
Musk launched his personal Tesla Roadster into space on February 6, 2018, as a test payload for the Falcon Heavy rocket.
Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid
An object that was incorrectly identified by an amateur astronomer as an asteroid has turned out to be a Tesla Roadster. Earlier this month, on Jan. 2, a new asteroid called 2018 CN41 was announced by the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Asteroid turns out to be Musk's Tesla Roadster launched in 2018 | The Sky Guy
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Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling ...
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Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space
The Tesla roadster launched on the Falcon Heavy rocket in 2018 with a dummy driver named "Starman" (main) and stock image of an asteroid (inset). The Tesla roadster launched on the Falcon ...
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Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla
The Tesla Roadster, which was previously used by Elon Musk, was launched into space on Feb. 6, 2018, as the test payload for the maiden launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket.
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Tesla Roadster floating through space mistakenly identified as asteroid
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) quickly retracted the findings after discovering the object was a 2010 Tesla Roadster. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the Roadster into space in February 2018 as the ...