雖然成功借助SpaceX獵鷹重型火箭把紅色的跑車Tesla Roadster送上了環(huán)火星軌道，但伊隆·馬斯克隨后的計(jì)劃卻出現(xiàn)了一些問(wèn)題。

馬斯克在周二晚發(fā)推表示，攜帶跑車的火箭飛過(guò)了預(yù)定目標(biāo)，正在飛向火星和木星之間的一個(gè)小行星帶。他在推文中發(fā)了一張地圖，其中標(biāo)出了跑車應(yīng)該在的位置以及它實(shí)際飛向的位置——矮行星刻瑞斯（Ceres）的軌道附近，這是該小行星帶中最大的天體。

在佛羅里達(dá)州卡納維拉爾角成功發(fā)射重型獵鷹火箭數(shù)小時(shí)后，馬斯克宣布了這一消息。重型獵鷹火箭是全球最大的火箭，可以運(yùn)載超過(guò)14萬(wàn)磅的貨物。本次貨物中包含一輛特斯拉跑車，車上還坐了一個(gè)人體模型，SpaceX將它稱作Starman。這是該火箭首次測(cè)試發(fā)射，旨在為SpaceX未來(lái)的太空任務(wù)鋪平道路。

第三次點(diǎn)火成功。飛過(guò)了火星軌道，正在前往小行星帶。——伊隆·馬斯克（@elonmusk）2018年2月7日

特斯拉跑車和Starman的命運(yùn)目前尚不明朗，太空艙可能停留在環(huán)小行星帶的軌道上，或是被小行星撞毀，還可能繼續(xù)在外太空飛行。昨晚發(fā)布這條推文之后，馬斯克沒(méi)有再繼續(xù)更新?tīng)顟B(tài)。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

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Elon Musk has encountered a glitch in his plan to send a red Tesla Roadster into orbit around Mars after a successful launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Musk tweeted late on Tuesday that the rocket carrying his Tesla exceeded its target and is now on its way to an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. He included a map showing where the car was supposed to end up and where it’s actually headed—near the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt.

Musk’s announcement came hours after the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket, which is the world’s largest and capable of carrying more than 140,000 pounds of cargo, is ferrying the Tesla and its passenger, a mannequin SpaceX calls Starman. The launch, the first test of the Falcon Heavy rocket,is intended to pave the way for future SpaceX missions.

Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2018

The fate of Starman and the Tesla is unclear. The capsule could remain in an orbit around the asteroid belt, be demolished by an asteroid, or continue into deep space. Musk has posted no further updates since his tweet last night.