To reach those speeds, the Falcon 9 has nine SpaceX Merlin engines, which can lift a payload of 50,265 pounds and send it to low-Earth orbit. The 45th Weather Squadron had given a 90% chance of ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Despite an issue with a hydraulic system during the first launch attempt, NASA and SpaceX were able ... The roar of the powerful Merlin engines was not just heard but ...

Some Space Coast residents were likely awoken by the deep rumble of 27 SpaceX Merlin engines at Kennedy Space Center late Friday. At 11:04 p.m. EDT, a Falcon Heavy rocket – essentially three ...