The latest Tesla Roadster can spin itself in mid‑air, and it does so with a set of gas thrusters that look ripped from a stunt show. The effect is as much a publicity stunt as a technical showcase, but it also raises …

Tesla’s Roadster 2, billed as a 230‑mph electric coupe, carries a pair of compressed‑gas thrusters borrowed from a Lockheed Martin system that has been used for decades to flip cars in controlled crashes. The thruster…

Lockheed’s thruster design dates back to a period when the aerospace contractor was experimenting with ways to safely recover test vehicles that left the ground unintentionally. The system uses high‑pressure gas store…

Tesla’s engineers adapted the concept for the Roadster by integrating the cylinders into the chassis and linking the thrusters to the vehicle’s control software. A driver‑initiated command triggers a precise pulse, ti…