The fact that SpaceX and NASA have decided to ... and must be a problem with the design or construction of the Merlin engine itself. While both entities have been relatively tight lipped about ...

SpaceX is renovating the former Falcon ... to help divert the exhaust of the first stage’s engines. The tripod was used to test the 9 Merlin engines of each Falcon 9 first stage from 2008 ...

The Raptor has a reputation as the powerhouse in SpaceX's arsenal, as it offers significantly more thrust than the company's smaller but reputedly more reliable engine, the Merlin -- among other ...

It used nine Merlin 1C engines – their design borrowed and slightly modified from SpaceX’s early Falcon 1 – on the first stage, and one vacuum-optimized Merlin 1C engine on its second stage.

In 2012, SpaceX announced its plans to produce a Methalox rocket engine that would be several times more powerful than the kerosene-burning Merlin engines ... got out of this design is greater ...

Fortunately, the fourth mission was a success, and the improved Merlin engine continues to be used in the Falcon 9, which ArsTechnica calls the safest rocket in the world. Today, SpaceX’s ...

If you want to see something awesome this afternoon, watch SpaceX’s live broadcast of an engine test today at 3:00 pm EDT/12:00 pm PDT/7:00 pm GMT. You’ll see nine Merlin rocket engines ...