Elon Musk sends his Tesla Roadster into space today

The launch of the car-carrying, Falcon Heavy rocket, takes place today at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk has his Tesla Roadster catching a ride to space - thanks to the massive rocket.

At 10:30 a.m., the Falcon Heavy will launch and separate two side boosters that will land for future use. The journey will continue in order to send the Tesla into orbit.

After the two side boosters separate from the centre and return to landing sites, the center core will also eventually land in the Atlantic Ocean on a drone ship for reuse.

The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 1:30 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. https://t.co/jzv975xKB0 pic.twitter.com/yAVGdXJjEs

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 6, 2018

The Roadster is expected to travel 11 km/s and journey 400 million km from Earth.

In anticipation of today, Musk released a music video yesterday, featuring Life On Mars, by David Bowie.

Falcon Heavy sends a car to Mars https://t.co/Y7uBtU6Mt2

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2018

The Falcon Heavy is said to be the most powerful operational rocket in the world, lifting more than 141,000 lbs into orbit.

It's the world's biggest rocket since the 1967-1973 Saturn 5 Apollo moon missions.

Starman in Red Roadster

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This will be the Falcon Heavy's first test flight.

SpaceX conducted the first static fire test of the Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Jan. 24, 2018.

The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, February 6th at 1:30 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. For this test flight, Falcon Heavy’s side cores are flight-proven—both previously supported independent Falcon 9 missions in 2016.

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You can watch the launch live here at 10:30 a.m., on Space.com.