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It was a good day for a rocket launch.

Elon Musk has successfully sent his 27 engine Falcon Heavy rocket into space and subsequently his Tesla Roadster into orbit as as well. The car itself will be well on its way toward Mars shortly. This launch test is a huge move for Elon and SpaceX. Though the Falcon Heavy’s outer cores successfully landed after launch this afternoon, the middle core of SpaceX’s huge rocket missed the drone ship where it was supposed to land. SpaceX  confirmed this publicly earlier when it stated it "failed to provide enough propellant to slow down its descent."

The live feed of the launch was - objectively - quite fascinating; there were several times when the cameras dipped in and out but that's normal. Sometimes the rocket cameras are jostled around so much. Despite this, it is a large step from the model ship that it started as 7 years and dozens of failed tests ago. Now it sits at roughly 230 feet tall, on the famed launchpad at Kennedy Space Center where the Saturn V flew the first humans to the moon.

The flight went swimmingly. Overall, this odyssey will only fuel more inspiration for SpaceX and the achievements that will surely follow.

If you want to watch the feed, it's right here.

P.S.: Here's how not to land an orbital rocket booster.



SpaceX had learned from its past and seemingly perfected the dual-landing sequence.