Musk marks 18 years of Roadster: OG car still orbiting, new model unveiled
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-16
Elon Musk shared a side-by-side comparison of himself with the 2008 original Tesla Roadster and the 2026 next-gen Roadster at its reveal event, captioned "18 years apart." He also noted the original Roadster — launched on Falcon Heavy in 2018 — is still orbiting Mars and Earth.
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