Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's biggest rocket, lifted a heavy payload from Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week. It deployed 24 separate spacecraft into three different orbits around earth, including some for NASA and other government agencies.
The two side boosters powered the FH on a flight back in April. They were recovered and refurbished so they could be used on this mission. They were recovered after this flight also. The recently acquired ability to re-use rockets put life back into American space exploration.
Unfortunately, the center core (between the boosters) was not recovered. It crashed next to the drone ship on which it should have landed.
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