Rome, October 16 (askanews) – The new Tesla Roadster lifts off the ground, spins in the air, and lands thanks to thrusters developed with SpaceX. Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the nine-year-old electric sports car last night in a live event on X—watched by over 700.000 viewers—from the aerospace company's testing center in McGregor, Texas.
“The car is obviously equipped with thrusters for attitude control and main thrusters at the rear, so it can practically fly like a rocket, perform rotations and perform… a kind of crazy stunts.” These stunts are made possible by a vacuum system, which keeps the car adhered to the ramp, and thrusters developed with SpaceX that use high-pressure gas jets to control its movements in flight. “When you take the curves it feels like you're breaking the laws of physics,” said the head of Tesla, which plans to start production in 2028, after a long series of postponements.
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