For the curious, it's Musk's midnight-cherry red Tesla roadster, with a dummy in a spacesuit in the drivers seat, David Bowie playing on the stereo, and a towel in the glove box along with a copy of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and a sign that says Don't Panic.
Not only that, it's being set into orbit around the sun.
Yep, and not just for kicks, it's also to demonstrate they can launch a payload far enough to reach the orbit of Mars if required.
I understand now. Is because of vogons that we need to colonize Mars.
That's great. Where did you find this info on the payload?