When SpaceX launched a Tesla car into space in 2018, few expected it would still be making headlines seven years later. The cherry-red Tesla Roadster, driven by a spacesuit-wearing dummy named Starman, has now traveled 3.5 trillion miles – enough to drive every road on Earth 86.8 times. Think of the car as taking an endless road trip around the Sun. Just like Earth, it follows an oval-shaped path, but bigger – stretching out past Mars. Each “lap” around the Sun takes about 557 days, and Starman has already completed this journey 4.6 times. The car has become such a … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Surpasses 3.5 Trillion Miles in Space