Car to Dog: Most unusual items sent to space by humans

In 2018, SpaceX launched Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into space as a test payload. It now orbits the sun and can be tracked online.
 

To encourage young people to explore space, NASA launched a Buzz Lightyear toy to the International Space Station in 2008. It belonged to an outreach initiative for education.

The Fisher Space Pen was made for zero gravity. Used by Apollo astronauts, it writes in any orientation and works underwater and in extreme temperatures.

Gene Roddenberry, creator of "Star Trek," had his ashes sent to space in 1997, fulfilling his dream of exploring the final frontier.

In 2001, Pizza Hut paid to send a special pizza to the ISS. It wasn’t a full pizza but was designed to survive space conditions.
 

Laika, the first living creature in orbit, was launched aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Sadly, she didn’t survive, but she helped advance space travel.