View in App Earlier this year, Musk had hinted that his company Tesla and SpaceX might once again team up to send the latest `Cybertruck` into space and could be headed to the Red Planet. IANS Reported By: On Friday, the rocket company SpaceX tweeted that the vehicle made its first close approach with Mars, coming within five million miles of the plane. "Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today?within 0.05 astronomical units, or under 5 million miles, of the Red Planet," the company tweeted. "Starman" and the Roadster circle the sun once every 557 Earth days, according to the tracking site whereisroadster.com. See Zee Business Live TV Streaming Below: As of Thursday, car and driver have covered nearly 1.3 billion miles (2.1 billion km) in space ? far enough to drive all of the roads on Earth more than 57 times over, whereisroadster.com calculated. Earlier this year, Musk had hinted that his company Tesla and SpaceX might once again team up to send the latest `Cybertruck` into space and could be headed to the Red Planet.