{"id":18718,"date":"2017-12-03T00:10:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/yes-elon-musk-will-launch-tesla-roadster-to-mars-orbit-on-spacex-falcon-heavy\/"},"modified":"2017-12-03T00:10:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:10:42","slug":"yes-elon-musk-will-launch-tesla-roadster-to-mars-orbit-on-spacex-falcon-heavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/yes-elon-musk-will-launch-tesla-roadster-to-mars-orbit-on-spacex-falcon-heavy\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, Elon Musk will launch Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artist\u2019s conception shows the launch of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update:<\/strong> After a bit of back and forth, SpaceX is confirming that the Roadster to Mars is a real payload, and that it intends to comply with all launch licensing regulations.<\/p>\n

Previously:<\/strong> Billionaire CEO Elon Musk tweeted out the idea of putting a cherry-red Tesla Roadster on SpaceX\u2019s first Falcon Heavy rocket and sending it toward Mars, sparking lots of questions in the process.<\/p>\n

The first question has to be: Is he serious?<\/p>\n

So far, it sounds as if he might be. SpaceX folks are signaling that the plan is \u201clegit,\u201d and Musk\u2019s replies to Twitter fans were also of a confirmatory nature. Here\u2019s the thread:<\/p>\n