Tesla Roadster Holds Upside-Down on Ramp, Hovers Down on Cold-Gas Thrusters

Tesla Roadster Holds Upside-Down on Ramp, Hovers Down on Cold-Gas Thrusters

Tesla showed the next-generation Roadster at the SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas, driving up a C-shaped ramp and holding upside-down via a bottom suction system. It then jumped, flipped and hovered to the ground on SpaceX-derived attitude-control and rear cold-gas thrusters with all-electric actuators. The sequence was programmed, with an Optimus robot in the driver seat for show.

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