Did you know that they shot a Tesla into space and that they aim to have it orbit the sun ?

I thought it was an April Fools joke at first.

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/here-s-what-will-happen-tesla-spacex-shot-space-ncna845566

Who said electric cars don't have much range ? 

Elon sure has some wacky ideas 

  Yes very bizarre !

As I watched that test launch, I knew about it, but I had thought that this wasn't really news, as it was discussed in great detail after the launch was considered a success (it was kept secret before the launch, to be revealed as a surprise). Sorry, mates. I thought you all knew.

 So it's safer to travel through an asteroid field than to drive on our roads.
Carl2

This is really the only place I see astronomy stuff Dave, so I would not have known - no worries

Carl, yes, but getting it serviced might prove difficult 

Well, given that our asteroid belt only has roughly one asteroid every six hundred THOUSAND miles (source here: item #3), I would say so, yes.. But a collision out there is what's called a "low risk, high consequence" event, so still may not be worth the risk for me.

Quote from: Freddy on May 03, 2018, 13:05:23 PM
This is really the only place I see astronomy stuff Dave, so I would not have known - no worries

Good point, Freddy. Cool stuff, yes?

Very cool yes 

Quote from: DaveMorton on May 03, 2018, 12:56:59 PM
As I watched that test launch, I knew about it, but I had thought that this wasn't really news, as it was discussed in great detail after the launch was considered a success (it was kept secret before the launch, to be revealed as a surprise). Sorry, mates. I thought you all knew.

Oh I knew about this, it was all over the TV here when it happened. I wonder if it had the battery and drive train in the car or was it just a shell. 

From what I'm to understand, it's a fully functional vehicle, but I'm getting my information 3rd hand at best, so I may be wrong.

  Well you can't say it is free publicity because of the cost to get it up there but its unique.  Elon has gotten a lot of people mad at a conference by refusing to answer questions that he thinks are boring "Musk's meltdown will change Tesla's ability to raise capital when he needs it with a sector of investors,".   He has a lot of loyal followers and has done a lot bringing the EV this far.
Carl2