It has been a little over seven years since SpaceX first test-launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. The February 2018 launch also shot SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into space and the car is still out there in orbit.

Time flies when you're floating aimlessly through the cold, inhospitable wasteland that is space. And it's already been seven years since SpaceX test-launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, shooting founder Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into space.

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, launched into space in 2018, is still orbiting the Sun, covering 3.5 trillion miles and expected to pass near Earth in 2091.

The government is likely to prioritise integrating India into Tesla's global value chain rather than insisting on immediate local manufacturing