Due to the lower (none) pressure in space... -- Old Village Hokie 02/08/2018 3:36PM
Star Trek Voyager found one that had been floating in space since 1937 -- Hokerer 02/08/2018 10:51AM
In 1937, they were all metal anyway. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 02/08/2018 12:46PM
I read that the radiation does severe damage to the organic materials -- ME Hokie 07 02/08/2018 09:50AM
It's likely it will hit something? -- Hokie CPA 02/08/2018 4:51PM
The car only had 12 hours of battery power onboard . ** -- NWHokie 02/08/2018 09:47AM
I was surprised to read this. Not sure why they didn't put longer lasting -- HokieSignGuy 02/08/2018 09:59AM
The car was purely a publicity stunt. The mission of this launch was to -- Hokie360 02/08/2018 10:05AM
Yeah, I get that part of it... I've been following the whole thing, and -- HokieSignGuy 02/08/2018 10:29AM
I'm sure NASA mandated a short time limit for the live feed -- JoesterVT 02/08/2018 10:42AM
Starman had to take a leak at the last rest stop, and spacecraft left him. ** -- Hokie360 02/08/2018 09:45AM
Two answers: -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/08/2018 09:24AM
Cars aren't made to withstand radiation like a spacecraft ** -- hokeyhokie 02/08/2018 09:21AM
This is what I assumed....but... -- JoesterVT 02/08/2018 09:34AM
The foil is MLI (multi layer insulation), and helps control the temperature -- Hokie360 02/08/2018 09:42AM
The car is made mostly of plastic material, unlike the satellite ** -- hokeyhokie 02/08/2018 09:40AM