---
title: "Elon Musk Loves the Idea of His Tesla Roadster Being the Falcon Heavy’s First Mars Payload"
description: "Elon Musk confirmed, the denied, SpaceX plans for the Falcon Heavy to carry his personal Roadster to Mars when it launches next month. So what is the truth?"
date: "2017-12-03"
modified: "2017-12-03"
authors:
  - name: "Chelsea Gohd"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/chelseagohd"
url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-send-tesla-roadster-mars"
categories:
  - "Astronomy"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Falcon"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Mars"
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "Falcon Heavy"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "tesla roadster"
---

# Elon Musk Loves the Idea of His Tesla Roadster Being the Falcon Heavy’s First Mars Payload

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-02-at-7.23.17-AM.png>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="http://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy" target="\_blank"\>SpaceX\</a\>\</em\>*

## Launching a Roadster to Mars?

Elon Musk has once again taken to Twitter [to excite and confuse space-enthusiasts and experts](<https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/01/spacex-falcon-heavy-tesla-roadster/>). Musk began by revealing details of the first [Falcon Heavy launch](<https://futurism.com/spacexs-falcon-heavy-launch-delayed-again>), which is scheduled to take place next month, "from Apollo 11 pad at the Cape. Will have double thrust of next largest rocket."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936781265675599873

Soon after, Musk added that the Falcon Heavy's "Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit." For the uninitiated, ["Space Oddity" is a classic song](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo>) by the late David Bowie.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912

Musk has stated that there's a non-zero chance of the Falcon Heavy exploding on its first flight. With that in mind, he's publicly stated that he intended to stick the “silliest thing we can imagine” atop the craft ( and he *did*[ stick a secret wheel of cheese ](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/847884351375372288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgas2.org%2F>)on Dragon's first flight).

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/937041986304983040

The internet wasn't sure what to make of Musk's tweet at first. It certainly wouldn't be the first time in recent history he managed to get the media to [cover something he'd intended as a joke](<https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/elon-musk-teases-flying-tesla-roadsters.html>). Though, this time around, several media outlets have asserted that[ SpaceX had confirmed ](<https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/1/16726822/spacex-falcon-heavy-tesla-roadster-launch-elon-musk>)the story.

However, a source familiar with the info was more hesitant in their endorsement when Futurism reached out for comment over the weekend, saying "the roadster payload is real."

While it's no surprise to see Musk talking up such a whimsical concept, attempting a stunt of that caliber would be something altogether different. The idea is an intriguing one — but we'll believe it when we see it.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/chelsea_gohd>)