> Because of the experimental nature of the first flight, and perhaps as a way to burnish the spectacle, Musk decided the payload will be his personal Roadster sports car made by another one of his companies, Tesla Inc., that will be set to play David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on repeat as it’s hurled into the deep beyond.<p>How cool is that? I hope they have a camera on that car, so we can see it in the video stream.
Ground control to Major Tom or Elon... This is exciting, 3 reusable rockets flying back to Earth playing Space Oddity. I think the car needs a good playlist. Something from 2001 would work plus a bit of metal.
What are the chances of it launching as scheduled? I've dreamed of seeing it but I only have a one day window to fly down and back because of some work obligations.
With that many people watching from the road, how does SpaceX guard against threats? I imagine there are just enough crazy people out there with motivation to get attention by taking shots at it with their rifles. Is it far enough away from the road to be safe from a sniper attack?