SpaceX completed development of their Merlin 1C liquid cooled engine, an improved version of the Merlin 1A ablatively cooled engine that was used on SpaceX’s first two launches of its Falcon 1 ...

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.

SpaceX has completed testing of its latest Merlin rocket engine in preparation for a Falcon 1 launch in the first quarter of 2008. The kerosene-fuelled Merlin 1C is an improved, regeneratively ...

Merlin, SpaceX’s new breed of rocket engines, has finally achieved flight qualification for use on the company’s mission-ready rockets. The Merlin 1D engine was put through its paces: a total ...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is now a crucial step closer to getting more efficient new engines. While the launch vehicle currently uses nine of the company’s Merlin engines, the next-generation ...

Merlin is SpaceX's first and most reliable rocket engine. Considered one of the most powerful engines propelling space exploration, it is the heart of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

SpaceX said Nov. 8 that it suffered a failure of a Merlin engine during a recent test, but that the incident would not delay any upcoming launches. Close Subscribe ...

SpaceX found that two of the engines on the Falcon 9 rocket that will be used for the Crew-1 launch also had this problem. Those two engines are now being swapped out for new Merlins. The new plan ...

SpaceX’s Merlin 1D rumbled for a full mission duration firing, while Orbital’s AJ-26 continued its testing ahead of its debut on their Antares launch vehicle. SpaceX Merlin 1D: ...

SpaceX's next-generation Merlin 1D rocket engine is ready to fly and will likely power a major liftoff for the first time this summer. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu.

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

The single Merlin 1C will power SpaceX’s next Falcon 1 mission, scheduled to lift off in Spring of 2008 from the SpaceX launch complex in the Central Pacific atoll of Kwajalein.