GAME OVER FOR COMPETITORS
For this test flight, Falcon Heavy's two side boosters are both "flight-proven." One launched the Thaicom 8 satellite in May 2016 and the other supported the International Space Station mission in July 2016.
In order to bring reusability to a whole new level, SpaceX tried to recover all three of Falcon Heavy's first stages during the test.
A livestream showed that the two side boosters have successfully landed back at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The fate of the middle one, which was set to land on a drone ship floating in the Atlantic Ocean, was unclear, because the video signal from the drone ship was lost.
Rocket reusability could significantly bring down the cost of launching Falcon Heavy, thus attracting potential customers.
"We're able to offer arguably super-heavy-lift, or nearly super-heavy-lift capability, for not much more than a Falcon 9," said Musk.
"If we're successful in this, it is game over for all the other heavy-lift rockets."
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