>>5506687Elon Musk’s cherry-red car spectacularly overshot its initial Mars orbit target on February 6 and is now en route to the asteroid belt.
After two successful rocket burns, the Falcon Heavy’s third engine burn proved to be far more powerful than anticipated.
The South African billionaire teased the path correction, tweeting: “Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt.”
But the despite the unexpected mishap, the sports car and its dummy pilot Starman, are still well on track to eventually intercept the red planet.
