The Merlin engine powered the rocket used in the Koresat-5A mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the same pad where many Apollo missions started. Autoplay ...

In a statement, SpaceX says the rocket detected an anomaly and automatically initiated its self-destruct sequence. No one (and no cows) were harmed in the explosion.

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 most powerful version of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Merlin rocket engine yet developed has completed its first full-duration mission firing test at the company’s McGregor, Texas ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, configured to fly with two crew members on Saturday, is made up of three main sections. The biggest section–stage 1–is packed with nine Merlin rocket engines and ...

In initial tests, the liquid oxygen and kerosene engine, named Merlin, achieved full expected thrust of 60,000 lbs and a combustion efficiency of 93%. With further testing, the company expects to ...

The rocket was locked to the historic launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for the test, so it didn't actually go anywhere. The point of this test is to ensure that all 27 Merlin rocket engines ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux/File) ... the Merlin Vacuum engine experienced an anomaly and was unable to complete its second burn. ...

The Falcon Heavy will serve commercial, military and NASA needs. An upgraded Merlin rocket engine, now undergoing tests in McGregor, will power it.