We as humans launched these eight strange objects into space

With the large number of satellites being placed in orbit around the Earth, you may wonder how much we as humans are allowed to do this. Not to mention the possibility of colonizing the Moon or Mars. However, it's not entirely new: we humans have launched a lot of irrational things into space. We mention eight.

Tesla

The most famous example of a UFO we launched into space is the Tesla. In 2018, a Tesla was taken aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy spacecraft. Not a strange deal, as Elon Musk is the CEO of both companies. It was actually Elon Musk's car, with an astronaut doll named Starman in the driver's seat. The Tesla Roadster and Starman can be found somewhere between Earth and Mars.

A piece of the plane

It wasn't just an accident, it was intentional: launching parts of an airplane into space. These are pieces of the first plane of the Wright brothers, who made their first successful flight in 1903. It is an important part of our history because it started the era of aviation. Neil Armstrong took parts of the Wright Flyer to the moon in 1969: also during the famous Apollo 11 mission.

Pizza

You can leave it to pizza companies to do crazy things. Think of Domino's Bitcoin pizza, for example, but Pizza Hut also pulled a crazy prank once. In 2001, Pizza Hut pizza was sent to the International Space Station. Not by a delivery man on a motorcycle, but by the Russians from Roscosmos in a Soyuz rocket. It wasn't a cheap pizza: it looked like it cost a million dollars.

Gold records

If artists sell their music well, they get a gold record. But it wasn't Voyager, known for hits like Dreamer and Promise, that launched their golden records into space. A golden record floats in space after its launch aboard the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. The golden disc tells you how to play it, plus 115 pictures and greetings in 55 different languages. Finally, there's no song from Voyager, but it does contain 90 minutes of “Voices from Earth.”

DNA of the dead

We want to make a difference in the world, or actually beyond. As a result, we often sent debris into space. We don't mean dead astronauts, but the remains of science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, for example. This relates to DNA samples. However, this did not happen without conflict: there was a lot of controversy because the Native American Navajo people did not want to send more human remains to the moon.

A bottle of whisky

It wasn't quite a bottle, but the whiskey was launched into space. In 2011, Ardbeg Distillery sent it to the International Space Station. A similar type can be found on Earth and was later tasted. What happened? The taste was completely different, which means the differences in gravity have an effect on the terpenes. They are specifically responsible for taste and smell.

Light saber

Star Wars fans will appreciate this object: Luke Skywalker's lightsaber is also hanging somewhere in the universe. This is the prop that actor Mark Hamill also used in Return of the Jedi. In 2007, it was launched with seven astronauts as part of the International Space Station.

Drawing by Andy Warhol

There is also room for art in space: various works of art have already been launched into space. One of them is a sketch by Andy Warhol, on board Apollo 12. It's a little ceramic tile called the Moon Museum and he went to the moon. Among other things, a penis was drawn on it, but hey, if Warhol did that… By the way, NASA says it said “no” when artist Forrest Myers asked to take the tile with him on Apollo 12, but Myers probably told Bill Ma's lab scientists They were still successful in their mission and the court came secretly.