Roadster · 29 Oct 2026
Tesla's new Roadster is on display at SpaceX's Hawthorne HQ, parked under the Falcon 9 booster
Tesla brought the next-generation Roadster to SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on 28 Oct 2026. Photos and video show it parked under the Falcon 9 first stage that made the first landing of an orbital-class booster after a launch to orbit.
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Next-Gen Tesla Roadster on public display in Hawthorne, CA under @SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
— Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) October 28, 2026
This is the very first orbital-class rocket stage to successfully launch a payload to orbit and then land vertically. History.
What's there
- Tesla brought the Roadster to SpaceX in Hawthorne on 28 Oct, and several people posted photos and video of it under the rocket, including Ben Schaffer ("Hawthorne, CA - The birthplace of flying rockets and flying cars") and Michael Phan.
- Sawyer Merritt says the SpaceX site "is right next to Tesla's own design studio where the Roadster was designed."
- Nic Cruz Patane called it a "public display." Tesla and SpaceX haven't said how long it will stay.
The rocket above it
The Falcon 9 first stage outside SpaceX headquarters flew the ORBCOMM mission on 21 Dec 2015 and then landed back at Cape Canaveral. It was the first orbital-class rocket stage to launch a payload to orbit and then land vertically. It has been on permanent display in Hawthorne since August 2016.
The car
- Tesla revealed the car on 15 Oct 2026 at SpaceX's test site in McGregor, Texas. It lifted itself over other Teslas on cold-gas thrusters, the "SpaceX option package" Musk first described in 2018. Our reveal report has the full details.
- Tesla claimed a 0.81-second 0–60 mph run on stage, The Verge reported. That's a manufacturer demonstration, not an independent test.
- There's no price yet, as of 29 Oct 2026. Reservations are $50,000 for the Performance car and $250,000 for the Thrust trim.
Musk's stated target is production in 2028. That's eight years after the 2020 delivery date Tesla gave when it first showed the Roadster in 2017.
Sources: Nic Cruz Patane on X, Ben Schaffer on X, Sawyer Merritt on X and Michael Phan on X (all 28 Oct 2026); Falcon 9 Flight 20 (Wikipedia); our Roadster reveal report, which sources the reveal, 0–60 claim and reservations to The Verge, Engadget, TechCrunch and CNBC; our Roadster showcase.
— Alex R
