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On this day in 2018, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster reached its farthest point from the Sun for the first time, approximately 154.7 MILLION miles away, beyond the orbit of Mars The same Roadster Elon once drove to work was launched into space aboard Falcon Heavy's historic maiden flight on February 6, 2018, with Starman sitting behind the wheel And more than 8 years later, it's still cruising through space A car that once drove on Earth's roads is now traveling around the Sun One of the most extraordinary test payloads in spaceflight history

Starship Flight 15 just took a BIG step forward, and Super Heavy Booster 22 is preparing to make history SpaceX has rolled Booster 22 to the launch pad at Starbase, where it is preparing to become the FIRST V3 Super Heavy booster to return to the launch site for a tower catch Here’s the latest progress: • Booster 22 has arrived at the launch pad • First V3 Super Heavy targeting a Mechazilla catch • Final catch testing conducted after arrival • Suspended squeeze test performed at catch height • Flight 15 targeting November 13 And this is just one half of the mission SpaceX is also preparing to attempt the FIRST-EVER catch of Starship itself, bringing BOTH stages of the world’s largest rocket back to Starbase in a single mission If successful, it will be an extraordinary milestone toward making Starship fully and rapidly reusable And that is the breakthrough needed to make large-scale transportation to Mars a reality