▁ro cket ▁in ▁an ▁incl ined ▁position ▁above ▁the ▁payload ▁adapter . ▁T ub ular ▁structures ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁mount ▁front ▁and ▁side ▁cam eras . ▁ ▁Position ed ▁in ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁seat ▁is ▁" Star man ", ▁a ▁full - scale ▁human ▁man ne quin ▁cl ad ▁in ▁a ▁Space X ▁pressure ▁spaces uit . ▁It ▁was ▁placed ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁hand ▁on ▁the ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁and ▁the ▁left ▁el bow ▁rest ing ▁on ▁the ▁open ▁window ▁s ill . ▁ ▁The ▁man ne quin ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁David ▁B owie ▁song ▁" Star man ", ▁and ▁the ▁car ' s ▁sound ▁system ▁was ▁set ▁before ▁launch ▁to ▁continu ously ▁loop ▁the ▁B owie ▁song ▁" Space ▁O dd ity ". ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Adams ' ▁novel ▁The ▁H itch h iker ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁in ▁the ▁glo ve box , ▁along ▁with ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁to wel ▁and ▁a ▁sign ▁on ▁the ▁dash board ▁that ▁reads ▁" D ON ' T ▁P AN IC ! ". ▁A ▁Hot ▁Whe els ▁mini ature ▁Road ster ▁with ▁a ▁mini ature ▁Star man ▁is ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁dash board . ▁A ▁pla que ▁bearing ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁employees ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁placed ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁car , ▁and ▁a ▁message ▁on ▁the ▁vehicle ' s ▁circuit ▁board ▁reads ▁" M ade ▁on ▁Earth ▁by ▁humans ". ▁The ▁car ▁also ▁car ries