[bob_theslob646]

You are missing the point. The point he is making is that he is actually taken some risk or putting something that is dear to him, in jeopardy.

[willvarfar]

If the mission is successful, do they recover the car? Or will it be released into orbit? And if that, will it eventually burn up?

[manicdee]

Incentive for BFS to do something spectacular on its maiden voyage.

[phpnode]

It will orbit the sun for hundreds of millions of years

[K0balt]

... Until it is recovered by space pirates and sold as a historic artifact....

[blocked_again]

Imagine a human like alien civilisation discovering the car. They would be like we found the chariot of God.

[bob_theslob646]

Great question.