Tesla didn’t just unveil another electric sports car. It unveiled something that looks like it escaped from a sci-fi movie. At its October 15 Roadster event in Texas, Tesla finally showed the radically redesigned next-generation Tesla Roadster. And after nearly nine years of waiting, Elon Musk made sure the reveal…

Tesla didn’t just unveil another electric sports car. It unveiled something that looks like it escaped from a sci-fi movie.

At its October 15 Roadster event in Texas, Tesla finally showed the radically redesigned next-generation Tesla Roadster . And after nearly nine years of waiting, Elon Musk made sure the reveal was unforgettable.

The Roadster drove upside down, launched into the air, rotated mid-flight and landed back on its wheels .

Yes. A Tesla just flew.

The demonstration combined an active suction system with high-pressure cold-gas thrusters developed using SpaceX technology.…