The last image released to the public was taken after the second stage finished burning all of its fuel, and showed "Starman" leaving Earth behind.
(meta data) TITLE: Elon Musk shares the epic last photo of 'Starman' in the red Tesla he shot into space (meta data) AUTHOR: Catherine Clifford (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/cnbc Skip NavigationCNBC.COMMoneyI quit my job at 34 with $3 million—here are my regrets about early retirementMillennial MoneyThis 26-year-old lives on $38,000 a year in Charlotte, NCMoneySelf-made millionaire: This is the greatest paradox of making more moneyEntrepreneurs # Elon Musk shares the epic last photo of 'Starman' in the red Tesla he shot into space Published Thu, Feb 8 2018 12:36 PM ESTUpdated Mon, Feb 12 2018 10:30 AM ESTCatherine Clifford@CatCliffordThe last picture of Starman from SpaceXCourtesy SpaceX On Wednesday, Elon Musk shared the last picture SpaceX was able to get of the cherry red Tesla it sent into space with a mannequin driver, "Starman." The picture features Starman clad in a SpaceX astronaut suit, and is nothing short of epic. Musk's SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday to much fanfare. The 27-engine behemoth is the most powerful rocket in use today. Its successful launch was a significant step forward for SpaceX and Musk's eventual goal of sending people to live on Mars. To make the rocket launch more entertaining, Musk put his own cherry red Tesla Roadster in the rocket to be released into space. And SpaceX, for a limited time, was able to provide a live video feed of the Tesla floating through space. The photo that Musk shared on Wednesday was the last picture the company captured of Starman soaring through space before the connection was lost. This animated video from SpaceX, embedded below, shows how the Tesla roadster was released into space from the Falcon Heavy rocket. You can watch the live feed of the Tesla Roadster floating through space in the SpaceX video below. SpaceX also released a number of impressive still pictures from Starman's voyage. Starman in spaceCourtesy SpaceXCourtesy SpaceXCourtesy SpaceX According to Musk, the red Tesla shot past the Mars orbit and entered the Asteroid Belt, an orbit between Mars and Jupiter. See also: Jeff Bezos tweets about SpaceX rocket launch, Elon Musk replies with kiss emoji SpaceX just launched its most powerful rocket ever—and it looked amazing SpaceX rocket means 'a whole new set of capabilities for the Defense Department,' ex-Pentagon official says VIDEO1:1801:18SpaceX just launched its most powerful rocket everDigital Original Like this story? Like CNBC Make It on Facebook. The last picture of Starman from SpaceXCourtesy SpaceXTrending NowIf you invested $1,000 in Nvidia 10 years ago, here's how much you'd have nowMost Americans say you need $1.7 million to retire—here's how much to save each month to get thereDon't retire early, buy a home or be a lawyer if you want to be happy, researchers say—here's whyThe life rule Ray Dalio taught his son about successDJ Khaled went from sleeping in his car to earning millions—here's the first big purchase he made
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Falcon Heavy test flight
Outcome.:Final stage.
The second stage fired three times before placing the dummy payload in a heliocentric orbit, with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, beyond Mars. The payload has an orbital period of 1.53 years. The first four hours of the flight were streamed live on YouTube.