Musk sent the roadster to space because he said that it would be less "boring". Marketing is also a factor of why the car is in space. Musk also said that it would be the silliest thing that he could imagine.
Here is the sideview of the roadster. As seen above is the mannequin. The mannequin is wearing a SpaceX suit. The mannequin's right hand is on the steering wheel
The roadster was observed by the Virtual Telescope Project two days after it had launched. The roadster had a magnitude similar to Pluto's moon. The university of Hawaii was tracking the roadster by using the ATLAS telescope.
This is the Falcon Heavy. The roadster was launched inside of the Falcon Heavy. The Falcon Heavy is a reusable rocket made by SpaceX.
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