But only 2 made it back to Earth in one piece. The Falcon Heavy is a beast, fueled by 3 main parts. Two booster rockets on the side and one core stage in the center. Each part runs on 9 engines.

Launch recap: Scroll down for live coverage of the Tuesday, June 25, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ... "Following booster separation, the two new side boosters supporting this mission ...

Unless you were living under a rock yesterday you no doubt saw plenty of coverage of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket ... be said for the center core booster. Like the side boosters, the center ...

About eight minutes into flight, following stage separation and deceleration burns, the Falcon 9 booster returned to Earth, downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. The booster, B1076, touched down on ...