Tesla Demos Flying Roadster Powered By SpaceX Cold-Gas Thrusters

Tesla's flying car

Tesla's new Roadster features "a multimode suction system and cold-gas thrusters."

Credit: Tesla
Tesla has demonstrated its Roadster electric car using cold-gas thrusters, developed in collaboration with SpaceX, launching—and performing an axial roll in the air—on a short hop. The stunt, done without a human passenger over a lineup of Tesla vehicles, was part of an unveiling of the supercar on...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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