Elon Musk stands in front of models of the Falcon Heavy in 2012. Credit: rendan Smialowski/Getty Images We're only about four months away from the first SpaceX launch of the most powerful rocket ship on the planet, the Falcon Heavy, and now we have an idea of what that'll look like. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk celebrates Tesla Model S record-setting mileage trip In a post on his Instagram page on Friday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk showed off an animation that shows exactly how he hopes the launch of the massive spacecraft will come off. The animation appears to be a clip from a longer video released earlier. There's no dramatic music or special effects. Those aren't needed -- the process alone is amazing enough. First we see the Falcon Heavy liftoff, and soon after its two booster rockets separate and return to Earth in controlled landings, intact and ready to be prepared for future missions. View this post on Instagram Next, we return to space, where the center core then separates from the main module and begins its controlled descent back to Earth as well. It's really quite beautiful, and if the real thing goes off without a hitch as shown in this video, the profile of SpaceX and Musk will rise even higher. Mashable Light Speed