Yesterday the SpaceX rocket Falcon Heavy had a successful launch into orbit from Cape Canavaral in Florida, and there is indeed currently a Tesla Roadster high above us with a dummy sat at the wheel on its way to a permanent solar orbit - that dummy's name is Starman, and his Tesla was playing "Space Oddity" on the 'car stereo' - see a pattern forming? ;)

Yep, the whole thing is a massive nod to David Bowie.

The launch was soundtracked by "Life On Mars"...

The animated trailer was also soundtracked by "Life On Mars"...

Everyone around the world is talking about this today, and a huge number of people (who possibly wouldn’t normally) are listening to David Bowie via the videos that SpaceX have released. Yay!

Here's our 'I Like: David Bowie' playlist on Spotify for you to enjoy his expansive catalog of great music...