The astronomer at Harvard corrected Musk's message after he said that the car he launched into the air was not a car.
As part of a larger exchange, Musk said that his car is currently in the vicinity of Mars.
The comment was not going to be allowed to slide by Harvard's Jonathan McDowell, who works at the university's Center for Astrophysics. He told Musk that the car is still attached to the rocket that launched it into space and that it is still occupied by a mannequin driver.
In reply, McDowell said, "Well, no." Occasionally, it passes by the orbit of Mars. Not the same thing.
Calculating now.
You would think that Musk would know what his car was doing. It is not clear why Musk made that statement. Maybe it was an oversimplification, or maybe he was just going to get away with it.
The trajectory of the car/rocket combo was calculated by him. He said in a reply that the rocket stopped sending data a few days after launch.
The orbital elements were determined after the launch. pler's laws allowed us to spread them to the present day.
Crash and burn.
The replies to the beef seemed concerned that the Roadster might crash land on the Earth. Even if the car crashes into either planet over the next one million years, it will likely burn up in the atmosphere.
Even if Musk doesn't know where his car is, it's not putting anyone in danger.
Everyone condemns Russia for blowing up a satellite, except Musk.
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