Musk Suggests Jumping Snake River Canyon With the Roadster

Elon Musk suggested during the Roadster unveiling at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, that Tesla could attempt to fly the car across Idaho's Snake River Canyon. The idea would recreate Evel Knievel's 1974 attempt, which failed when his parachute deployed prematurely. According to the article, the version with a compressed-gas thruster system would need speeds closer to Mach 0.5, roughly half the speed of sound, while Tesla says the Roadster's Rocket configuration can exceed 230 mph (370 km/h). Musk presented it as a possibility and said he did not know if it was feasible.…

• Musk suggests attempting to cross Snake River Canyon with the Roadster.
• The jump would require near Mach 0.5, versus the 230 mph stated for Rocket.
• No date or official plan; Tesla has not confirmed an official demonstration.

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