Tesla shows Roadster clinging to ceiling with SpaceX-derived thrusters
Tesla has shown a Roadster held upside down by suction and fitted with cold gas thrusters derived from SpaceX, according to an event in McGregor.
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Tesla has unveiled a Roadster prototype capable of sticking to a ceiling through suction and flying with cold gas thrusters derived from SpaceX. The demonstration, released from SpaceX's facilities in McGregor, reopens the debate over where the line between car and spacecraft really lies.
## What was seen at the McGregor demonstration
The scene took place at **SpaceX**'s facilities in **McGregor**, according to the post shared on social media. A **Tesla** **Roadster** appeared stuck upside down to a ceiling, held by fan-generated suction strong enough to keep it inverted. This is no fairground trick: the company presented it as a real capability of the vehicle.
The same material shows cold gas thrusters, technology derived from **SpaceX**, which **Tesla** says generate **4 to 5 times** the force of a tire. With that, the car doesn't just stick: it also jumps and flies.
## Cold gas thrusters with force equal to 4-5 tires
Cold gas thrusters are a well-known system in the aerospace industry: they expel pressurized gas to generate thrust without combustion. **SpaceX** uses them in attitude control maneuvers. Moving them to a car is what **Tesla** claims to have done.
The company's figure is striking: **4 to 5 times** the force of a tire. That would explain how the vehicle can lift off the ground and stay attached to a vertical or inverted surface. It is the part that has caused the biggest stir.
## A car that blurs the line with a spacecraft
The demonstration was presented as a full event, with all the demos and no dead time. **Tesla** had already flirted with the idea of a second-generation Roadster with extreme performance, but this goes beyond acceleration or top estimulante ilegal.
The question left hanging is not technical but practical: what use is a car that sticks to a ceiling? For now, the answer is the usual one in this industry: showing off technological muscle and staking out ground against competitors. Anyone planning to buy it should first check the real conditions of use and homologation.
## What was seen at the McGregor demonstration
The scene took place at **SpaceX**'s facilities in **McGregor**, according to the post shared on social media. A **Tesla** **Roadster** appeared stuck upside down to a ceiling, held by fan-generated suction strong enough to keep it inverted. This is no fairground trick: the company presented it as a real capability of the vehicle.
The same material shows cold gas thrusters, technology derived from **SpaceX**, which **Tesla** says generate **4 to 5 times** the force of a tire. With that, the car doesn't just stick: it also jumps and flies.
## Cold gas thrusters with force equal to 4-5 tires
Cold gas thrusters are a well-known system in the aerospace industry: they expel pressurized gas to generate thrust without combustion. **SpaceX** uses them in attitude control maneuvers. Moving them to a car is what **Tesla** claims to have done.
The company's figure is striking: **4 to 5 times** the force of a tire. That would explain how the vehicle can lift off the ground and stay attached to a vertical or inverted surface. It is the part that has caused the biggest stir.
## A car that blurs the line with a spacecraft
The demonstration was presented as a full event, with all the demos and no dead time. **Tesla** had already flirted with the idea of a second-generation Roadster with extreme performance, but this goes beyond acceleration or top estimulante ilegal.
The question left hanging is not technical but practical: what use is a car that sticks to a ceiling? For now, the answer is the usual one in this industry: showing off technological muscle and staking out ground against competitors. Anyone planning to buy it should first check the real conditions of use and homologation.
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