This is the last photo of SpaceX’s Starman in a red Tesla Roadster
Feb 8, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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On Tuesday, “Starman” in a red Tesla Roadster was sent to outer space. SpaceX has shared some of the photos and videos of the historic Falcon Heavy launch, and yesterday, Elon Musk has shared Starman’s last image.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Be6VZEzgAEk/?utm_source=ig_embed
In the photo shared on Instagram, Musk wrote: “Last pic of Starman in Roadster enroute to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt.”
The epic launch has been the main news for the past couple of days, and it’s estimated that over three million people followed the live stream. With David Bowie’s Space Oddity on repeat, “Starman” was sent to its journey into space.
As TechCrunch reports, Musk said on Tuesday that batteries for the cameras were only expected to last about 12 hours. After that, Starman will just be out there in space “for maybe millions, maybe billions of years.” He adds that it might be discovered by some alien race that will most likely wonder what that strange thing is. Until it happens, we’re left with some amazing shots and videos of the historic launch.
So long, Starman.
[via CNBC; image credits SpaceX/Elon Musk]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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12 responses to “This is the last photo of SpaceX’s Starman in a red Tesla Roadster”
More space trash..
What a good quick tip, dear “Do It Yourself Photography”! ;-)
What are the chances of being pulled into Mars’ orbit and plunging into Mars itself?
What are the chances of being pulled into Mars’ orbit and plunging into Mars itself?
A piece of technological art, a testament to our times. Congratulations.
I was hoping for burnouts on Mars, what other use is there for going there, we don’t even know everything about the planet we are on. Big waste of money at the cost of millions of starving lives. When are these philanthropists going to start getting it right instead of just getting headlines.
That’s so wrong in so many ways… Shame on you, young Peter.
Space exploration, long the domain of NASA but now clearly in the private sector as well, has vastly benefited humanity in ways that have literally altered the course of human history for decades. I’d recommend you review just some of the things that that wasted money has done for millions of people, starving or otherwise, before condemning efforts that apparently offend your sensibilities. Here’s a quick primer on the subject:
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2008/tech_benefits.html
Perhaps it is hit by an asteroid causing the asteroid to change it’s trajectory straight to Earth wiping out the human race? Great job Elon… littering the universe.
He could also hit an asteroid changing its trajectory to Earth and saving all of humanity.
Hail to the King Nerd Elon Musk :D
I just love love love this! It was a brilliant idea. Elon Musk is such a future thinker and I am sure his mom is so proud of him! Elon Musk said he wanted to do something that would make one “feel” and I, for one, am one of those. It’s crazy cause my brain wants to humanize a guy in a car out there in space. Just brilliant. Kudos to Elon Musk and the Space-X Team!!!