Starman Tesla Roadster Returns (2019) - Space X News 2019 - Starman Tesla Roadster Update. This is the latest SpaceX News Today. Chad here with Elon Musk News and Video. Guess who's making his return? If you guessed "Starman" you are correct. Starman was originally launched back on February 6, 2018 when SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on its maiden flight. As the company gears up to launch the rocket for a second time on Wednesday, a tracker website shows the car making its way back toward Earth's orbit.

The dummy has been zooming around space, strapped in the driver's seat of Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster. The car was designed to test SpaceX's rocket, which ranks as the world's most powerful operational rocket. In the meantime, the "WhereIsRoadster" website created by Ben Pearson has been tracking the "Starman" as it quietly careens through space. In November 2018, it showed the car had swung past Mars. The website currently shows the Roadster reaching the end of its depicted counterclockwise orbit to return to its original starting point. With each rotation expected to take around 557 days, the "Starman" should reach its original start point around August 2019.