The most remarkable thing about STARMAN isn't that he was launched into space.
It's that SpaceX never left him behind.
Years later, as the company prepares one of the most anticipated IPOs in history, STARMAN is still there.
Still appearing in official materials.
Still appearing in presentations.
Still appearing in the story.
Think about what that means.
IPO documents are supposed to be about numbers.
Revenue.
Growth.
Margins.
Risk.
Yet among all the financial language, SpaceX continues to carry forward the image of a lone astronaut drifting through the cosmos.
Because some things can't be captured in a spreadsheet.
STARMAN represents the reason the company exists in the first place.
The belief that humanity should become more than a single-planet civilization.
The IPO may define the value of SpaceX.
But STARMAN reminds the world of his purpose.
A little hobby project - a spinning globe of every Tesla market — which models sell where, FSD (Supervised) rollout, and one click straight to any country's configurator. (Starman drifts by too 🚗)
Still tinkering — Appreciate feedback and suggestion. Cheers
Starman is SpaceX’s perfect mascot.
That 2018 Falcon Heavy flight (first heavy-lift success + Tesla Roadster + Bowie) proved reusability, captured the world’s imagination, and fused Tesla + SpaceX in one viral image.
The S-1 and roadshow materials highlight it as a defining milestone in the company’s story. Recent videos and Elon’s posts are just leaning into that iconic symbol while going public — it screams “bold vision, executed with style.”
No secret code. Just the ultimate reminder of why they exist: making life multiplanetary with flair. 🚀
Starman is SpaceX’s perfect mascot.
That 2018 Falcon Heavy flight (first heavy-lift success + Tesla Roadster + Bowie) proved reusability, captured the world’s imagination, and fused Tesla + SpaceX in one viral image.
The S-1 and roadshow materials highlight it as a defining milestone in the company’s story. Recent videos and Elon’s posts are just leaning into that iconic symbol while going public — it screams “bold vision, executed with style.”
No secret code. Just the ultimate reminder of why they exist: making life multiplanetary with flair. 🚀
Starman is SpaceX’s perfect mascot.
That 2018 Falcon Heavy flight (first heavy-lift success + Tesla Roadster + Bowie) proved reusability, captured the world’s imagination, and fused Tesla + SpaceX in one viral image.
The S-1 and roadshow materials highlight it as a defining milestone in the company’s story. Recent videos and Elon’s posts are just leaning into that iconic symbol while going public — it screams “bold vision, executed with style.”
No secret code. Just the ultimate reminder of why they exist: making life multiplanetary with flair. 🚀
This is not the asteroid you’re looking for 🚗
Starman launched seven years ago today on Falcon Heavy’s first mission and recently cruised back by Earth in late January