SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch was an incredible success — here are the best moments

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So far, everything has gone according to plan — two of the three boosters landed back in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is headed toward the Asteroid Belt.
Here are some of the best photos and moments from the launch.

We have liftoff.

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket — the company's biggest — into space on Tuesday.

Falcon Heavy left the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 3:45 p.m. ET after some initial delays. The rocket planned to carry Elon Musk's midnight-cherry-red Tesla Roadster out to Mars orbit — though it managed to exceed Mars' orbit and continue on into the Asteroid Belt.

Falcon Heavy's successful liftoff could disrupt the launch industry, as the system's 134-foot-tall boosters can land themselves to be reused. Other rocket boosters on the market today are discarded after launch.

The event was a huge win for Musk and the future of private space exploration. Take a look at the highlights.

Amid cheers from SpaceX employees on the livestream, the rocket took off on a pillar of smoke.

The Falcon Heavy is propelled by 27 engines contained in three boosters — two on the sides and one in the center, under the payload.

The three boosters gave the rocket a lot of power — they're capable of generating more than 5 million pounds of thrust.

After the ascent, the two side boosters detached from the rocket, flipped around, and headed back down toward Florida.

The two bottom screens in this shot from the video stream show the boosters heading toward each landing site.

A few seconds later, the reusable boosters slowed and hit the ground.

They even stuck the landing.

Later, the center booster detached, leaving the Tesla Roadster, complete with a dummy driver named Starman wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, speeding toward Mars orbit.

Three cameras are attached to the Roadster, showing views of Starman as he heads out into space. A sign on the dashboard reminds the dummy not to panic.

On Tuesday night, we learned that the third booster did not successfully on a drone ship in the ocean as planned. Instead, it hit the Atlantic Ocean at 300 miles per hour.

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Musk tweeted out the Roadster's trajectory on Tuesday night, announcing that the car had exceeded Mars' orbit and carried on into the Asteroid belt.

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During the first few hours of its journey, SpaceX broadcast a live video feed from the Roadster.

Live Views of Starman

You can rewatch the entire launch here.

Falcon Heavy Test Flight