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Spaaaaaace!
This is huge. The most powerful operational rocket in the world, and the entire first stage section (center core and both boosters) will be reusable for another mission.
It boasts 27 engines, more than any other working rocket has ever used, which together create a combined 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. That means the Falcon Heavy can put around 140,000 pounds of cargo into lower Earth orbit, more than twice as much weight as any other operational rocket.