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Falcon Heavy Launch and Recovery of First Stages

Orange Gerald
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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy earlier today, which consists of a rocket with another two boosters attached - one on each side. The payload is bigger than normal, a spacecraft that will travel to investigate the asteroid Psyche. Psyche lies beyond the orbit of Mars. It is a metal-rich asteroid and may be similar in composition to Earth's core.

I find this so refreshing after a grim week of other news.

I have queued the video to show the two boosters landing, one after the other, which is so very cool. Back up to 51:00 to watch the launch.

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