So, this happened today, and space will never be the same again. This simple image has vastly bigger importance than the increased payload and reduced cost of the Falcon. And who else to accomplish this but Elon Musk – space flaneur. Suddenly, space is not an extension of the bureaucratic state machine anymore, instead it has been reframed into a place where this is possible:
View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth. pic.twitter.com/QljN2VnL1O
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2018
We knew 2018 will be a meme year, but it’s only February and apparently there is a car in space. On its way to Mars. Where can we go from here? https://t.co/tD0gSkj7O1
— Teodor Mitew (@tedmitew) February 7, 2018
Alone in the vast emptiness of space, Starman is staring at the diminishing Earth and a dashboard saying Don’t Panic. I’d like to think the glove-box really contains a copy of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and a towel. https://t.co/tD0gSkj7O1
— Teodor Mitew (@tedmitew) February 7, 2018
This is so surreal. A new s p a c e a e s t h e t i c is born #Starman #FalconHeavyLaunch pic.twitter.com/oMfWyKSt1v
— Teodor Mitew (@tedmitew) February 7, 2018
A new meme is born #Starman #FalconHeavy pic.twitter.com/Okg7nJBvVS
— Teodor Mitew (@tedmitew) February 7, 2018