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SpaceX's heavy lift launcher, based on the Falcon 9, using two strap-on boosters with a center core.

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Why is the Falcon Heavy center core recovery done at sea?

Because of accidents of geography and history. Both of the main US launch sites are where they are because rockets occasionally crash, and, for fully fueled heavy lift vehicles, worst-case impacts h …
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