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March 5, 2018
Space-X Falcon Heavy: Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Could Contaminate Other Planets with Dangerous Earth Bacteria
A wealth of earthly bacteria may have hitched a ride on Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was shot into space on the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket February 6. That bacteria, said scientists from Purdue University in Indiana, could threaten native alien organisms and even act as a "backup" of life on Earth.