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It is the first production car launched into space. The car, mounted on the rocket's second stage, was launched on an escape trajectory and entered an elliptical heliocentric orbit crossing the orbit of Mars. [6] The orbit reaches a maximum distance from the Sun at aphelion of 1.66 astronomical units (au). [4]
This launcher demonstration made the Roadster the first consumer car sent into space. [31] Three Lunar Roving Vehicles were sent to space on the Apollo 15 , 16 , and 17 missions in the 1970s, and these vehicles were left on the Moon. [ 32 ]
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Today, this is known as "the first Marcus car" but would be better described as a cart. His second car, built and run in 1875 according to some sources, was the first gasoline-driven car and is housed at the Vienna Technical Museum. [30] [31] However, the latest research shows that it was not built until 1888/89. [32]
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