https://finance.yahoo.com/news/showtime-spacexs-big-rocket-sports-car-top-080407033--finance.html > SpaceX chief Elon Musk has his Tesla Roadster on board. Musk — who's also heads up the Tesla electric carmaker — says he wanted to add some dramatic flair. Usually there are things like steel or concrete slabs or mundane experiments on test flights. SpaceX is targeting a long, oval orbit around the sun for the car.