Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) upgraded Merlin 1D main-stage engine completed a full-duration firing and multiple restarts at target thrust and specific ...

Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification, a major milestone for the next generation Merlin engine. Through a 28 test qualification program, the ...

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SpaceX's next-generation rocket engine is ready to fly and will likely power a commercial space launch for the first time this summer, company officials announced Wednesday (March 20). The Merlin 1D ...

When SpaceX began building what would become its Merlin engine, it settled on a relatively simple design it could bring to market quickly and scale upwards over time. Over the last 11 years, ...