SpaceX is also using Merlin 1D engines in its Grasshopper reusable launch vehicle. One of the engine tests, which took place at the SpaceX rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas, can be ...

The Merlin 1D engine was judged flight-ready after firing for a total of nearly 33 minutes over the course of 28 different tests at SpaceX's rocket-development facility in McGregor, Texas.

In late 2012, Elon Musk tweeted an image of the Merlin 1D-Vac firing on the test stand and stated “Now test firing our most advanced engine, the Merlin 1D-Vac, at 80 tons of thrust.” Currently the ...

The Merlin 1C is an improved version of the Merlin 1A ablatively cooled engine, which lofted the Falcon 1 on its first flight in March 2006 and second flight in March 2007.

The Merlin rocket engine has gone through several iterations under the guidance of Mueller and his teammates. The latest iteration, the Merlin 1D, revolutionized spaceflight when it entered ...

Brainstorming Merlin 2 Possibilities At the AIAA Joint Propulsion conference on July 30, 2010 SpaceX McGregor rocket development facility director Tom Markusic shared some information from the initial ...

SpaceX suffered an explosion of one of its Falcon 9 rocket engines during qualification testing at its facility in McGregor, Texas, per The Verge. The failure resulting in the explosion occurred ...

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed the qualification testing program of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine for use ...