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Back issue · Monday, October 19, 2026 · as it ran
Tech
By June Park · 1h
Tesla shows thruster-equipped Roadster prototype at SpaceX Texas test site
The prototype performed aerial stunts and recorded a 0.81 second 0-96.6 km/h acceleration time during the demonstration.
By June Park · 1hElon Musk demonstrated a thruster-equipped Tesla Roadster prototype at SpaceX's Waco Texas facility on an unspecified Thursday, showing aerial stunts including jumps over a Tesla semi truck.
This was a fully redesigned next generation Roadster prototype, run at SpaceX test facilities in the state.
During the demonstration, the vehicle recorded an acceleration time of 0.81 seconds for 0 to 96.6 km/h.
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