On 6 February 2018 the first Falcon Heavy sent a red Tesla Roadster past Mars orbit with a spacesuited mannequin called Starman at the wheel.
Cipher · Thursday 12 November 2026
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Starman in the driver's seat
Ten puzzles on the Tesla Roadster launched on Falcon Heavy, from a number code opener to a double columnar closer. Answers at the foot.
Falcon Heavy's first flight in February 2018 sent a Tesla Roadster with a dummy named Starman into space. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.
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