SpaceX SpaceX rocket set to overshoot Mars and hurtle towards asteroid belt Tesla sports car was launched by Falcon Heavy rocket on TuesdaySpaceX mission originally planned to end in Mars-like orbit Play Video 0:32 Timelapse of Elon Musk's dummy astronaut orbiting Earth in a Tesla – videoElon Musk’s cherry red Tesla sports car and its dummy test pilot Starman were on a new course hurtling towards the asteroid belt on Wednesday after overshooting their planned trajectory. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt,” Musk said in a tweet that seemed to confirm the final destination of the mission had changed. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. Some experts fear a bombardment of space radiation might even cause the Tesla to disintegrate before it gets there. Musk became a major investor in electric car company Tesla in 2004 and took over the reins in 2008.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2018 17:29 UTC