SpaceX’s next Starlink launch and second launch of the week from California will be the Group 11-6 mission, which will launch ...
With the launch Friday and another Falcon 9 flight Monday (this one with a booster on its 15th mission), SpaceX has launched ...
around four times more powerful than the Merlin 1D. However, it is possible a Raptor engine set could become the baseline for a huge future rocket to be used by SpaceX for missions to Mars ...
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 ...
"SpaceX has an incredible track record with ... occurred during an attempt to restart the rocket's second stage Merlin engine to put the craft in the proper Starlink deploy orbit.
By comparison, SpaceX's next-generation heavy-launch vehicle, the Falcon Heavy, will use essentially three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together. Each Falcon 9 contains 9 Merlin engines. The Falcon ...
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 ...
During Miko, we'll shut down the 9 Merlin 1D engines, which was followed by stage ... That landing marks SpaceX's 341st successful recovery of an orbital class rocket, including first stage ...