Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster made its first Mars flyby since leaving Earth in 2018

X CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla roster has finally me its first close approach to Mars earlier this week. ‘Driven’ by suit- wearing mannequin dubbed ‘Starman’, roster was part of a dummy paylo that was attached to second st of X Falcon Heavy Rocket that was launched two years ago. On October 9, X took to its social media accounts to post an im of vehicle as it me first close approach with Mars and came within 5 million miles of Martian planet. 

An astromer at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Jonathan Dowell, told CNN that “it’s a long ro”. He also ted that Mars would appear nearly one-tenth of diameter of Moon, which is “so small but t a point”. Dowel reportedly tracked rocket using Jet Propulsion Laboratory Horizons system by NASA that has an accurate trajectory calculated from Falcon 9’s preliminary orbit as it blasted off Earth. According to him, roster is in an elliptical orbit around Sun. 

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Tesla to make debut in India

While Tesla roster is achieving milestones in , X CEO hinted at company’s India debut in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with mess ‘India wants Tesla’. Saying it would be in 2021 “for sure, Elon Musk’s tweet h broken internet at time with people saying y “can’t keep calm”. Musk even said “thanks for waiting”. Tesla CEO’s anuncement came especially when India's auto sector that was alrey reeling from a slowdown in demand last year, has been furr hit by COVID-19 pandemic and carmakers are seeking government support to push sales.

"Please take my booking w itself. I can wait for its launch time but t for booking," one individual wrote. "Wohoo. Finally, it is confirmed. He is coming to India in 2021. Erly waiting Elon sir to work in your great TESLA company. That's why I chose Electrical Engineering. A huge welcome," ar user commented. "If Tesla comes to see to India re will be a revolution in transportation I wish it to happen," wrote one user. 

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