Musk be on Mars! Luxury smartphone customizer unveils SpaceX-themed iPhone 12 which includes a real piece of the Dragon capsule and is engraved with billionaire Elon’s signature– but it costs nearly $6,000
- Caviar designs luxurious smartphones that cost thousands of dollars
- The latest pays tribute to SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk, called ‘Musk be on Mars’
- Musk’s signature is engraved on it and a piece of Dragon capsule is on the back
- There are only 19 copies available, but one costs
A luxury smartphone customizer has unveiled an iPhone 12 that is out of this world.
Caviar is accepting pre-orders for a SpaceX-themed device that pays tribute to Elon Musk and includes a small piece of the Dragon capsule.
Dubbed ‘Musk be on Mars,’ the titanium back panel is engraved with the billionaire’s signature, along with a detailed image of the spacecraft lifting off to the Red Planet.
The unique smartphone has a price tag of nearly $6,000 but, according to the Russian-based firm, owning it makes ‘you become a member of a space shuttle crew.’
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A luxury smartphone maker has unveiled an iPhone 12 that is out of this world. Caviar is accepting pre-orders for a SpaceX-themed device that pays tribute to Elon Musk and includes a small piece of the Dragon capsule
Apple has yet to unveil its next generation iPhone, which is set for the fall, but Caviar is not wasting anytime taking advantage of the anticipated smartphone.
The images show a sleek gray and black devices with a titanium back panel that showcases the Dragon capsule shooting off into space.
There is a small circle that encases a piece of the craft and below reads ‘Must be on Mars.’
‘The mission of SpaceX is a space giant, the cornerstone of Solar System colonization,’ Caviar shared in the description.
The images show a sleek gray and black devices with a titanium back panel that showcases the Dragon capsule shooting off into space
The firm is selling the space-themed device for $5,830 and has only made 19 of them
‘For the creation of the premiere model in the Discovery Collection on iPhone 12 Pro Caviar designers were inspired the successful flight of Dragon. This is a new era in the space exploration, a new milestone in our history.’
‘This is not just an accessory, this is a valuable artifact. Owning it, you become a member of a space shuttle crew, a piece of history, a hero who conquers the space.’
The firm is selling the space-themed device for $5,830 and has only made 19 of them.
Dubbed ‘Musk be on Mars,’ the titanium back panel is engraved with the billionaire’s signature
The Dragon capsule is famous for taking NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS) in May – a mission that returned spaceflight back to the US.
The craft took off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 30.
Dubbed ‘Launch America,’ the mission was the first time a private company has put astronauts into space – marking a new era for spaceflight.
Pictured is SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
The Dragon capsule (pictured) is famous for taking NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS) in May – a mission that returned spaceflight back to the US
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said during a press conference, ‘Maybe there´s an opportunity here for America to maybe pause and look up and see a bright, shining moment of hope at what the future looks like, that the United States of America can do extraordinary things even in difficult times.’
With Caviar’s new smartphone, anyone can have a piece of the historical mission.
However, Apple still has to release its upcoming smartphone, which has suffered a number of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest report regarding the release date notes the iPhone 12 will be delayed until at least October.