Elon Musk’s new Tesla Roadster briefly went airborne in dramatic demo
At an Oct. 15 event near Waco, Texas, Tesla’s long-delayed Roadster used SpaceX-inspired thrusters to climb a ramp, flip and launch into the air before landing back on its wheels.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally showed off the company’s long-delayed Roadster, and it was anything but a normal car reveal. During an Oct. 15 event at a SpaceX test site near Waco, Texas, the electric sports car climbed a curved ramp, went upside down and launched into the air before landing on its wheels, CNBC reported.