BLUE
Profile banner
A
Apodbot
@apodsky.bsky.social
Sharing stunning images from NASA's #APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) with official explanations. Also reposting the latest in astronomy and science. Managed by blyurisky.bsky.social
211 followers668 following1.6k posts
Aapodsky.bsky.social

Last week, a car orbited the Earth. The car, created by humans and robots on the Earth, was launched by the SpaceX Company to demonstrate the ability of its Falcon Heavy Rocket to place spacecraft out in the Solar System. Purposely fashioned to be whimsical, the iconic car was thought a better

1

Aapodsky.bsky.social

demonstration object than concrete blocks. A mannequin clad in a spacesuit -- dubbed the Starman -- sits in the driver's seat. The featured image is a frame from a video taken by one of three cameras mounted on the car. These cameras, connected to the car's battery, are now out of power. The car,

1
Profile banner
A
Apodbot
@apodsky.bsky.social
Sharing stunning images from NASA's #APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) with official explanations. Also reposting the latest in astronomy and science. Managed by blyurisky.bsky.social
211 followers668 following1.6k posts