In less than 24 hours SpaceX is going to attempt to launch a Tesla Roadster complete with Starman Pilot towards Mars to test the Falcon Heavy launch system. To say I'm excited is an understatement.
Photo credit: Elon Musk, Instagram
The launch is scheduled for 05:30 Wednesday Morning Australian Eastern Time. There is a real chance we'll fail this first attempt, it is after all literally rocket science but no matter the outcome it's going to be an important part of our history and I hope we all give it the attention it deserves. I doubt I'll be getting much sleep tonight.
Links
- Countdown timer
- Real time updates: Reddit Thread, SpaceX Twitter
- Webcast
Very very cool and of course exciting. This past October i visited the Kennedy Space Center so saw some of the platforms that SpaceX launches from. Ill be watching this closely as well. Thanks for the nice share and reminder...