As some spaceflight enthusiasts may recall, the Tesla vehicle was launched up into the cosmos in 2018 as part of a publicity stunt while Musk's SpaceX was testing its Falcon Heavy rocket.

11 (UPI) --Residents of Las Vegas and the surrounding areas spotted a large white streak in the evening ... was determined to have been a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched at 6:09 p.m. from ...