SpaceX has revolutionized the space industry by transforming the way rockets are designed, manufactured, and operated. The ...

Developed by privateer space agency Space X, the Merlin engine powers the company's fleet of Falcon rockets. Space X uses 27 of these mammoth rockets to power the Falcon Heavy launch craft.

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 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.

Back-to-back engine failures doomed a privately developed Australian rocket moments after liftoff Tuesday, cutting short a ...

Falcon Heavy's 27 Merlin engines are looking crisp ahead of the rocket's upcoming launch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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 ...

SpaceX says its next-generation Merlin rocket engine experienced a fiery anomaly during preparations for testing at its facility in McGregor, Texas, but the flare-up isn’t expected to have an ...

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A Merlin rocket engine exploded Sunday at SpaceX's test facilities in Central Texas. According to the company, no one was injured during the mishap, which damaged two bays in a Merlin engine test ...

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 ...