Prior to Thursday's launch, SpaceX had suffered just one in-flight failure in 354 launches of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy ... restart the rocket's second stage Merlin engine to put the craft in ...

"Merlin is committed to enhancing aviation safety, with a core focus of our work being to understand all facets of the pilot experience during flight operations, from crew workload to personal ...

Ice began forming around the vehicle's Merlin engine ... of them out of an abundance of caution. The Falcon 9 has an overall superb flight history—it launched dozens of Falcon 9s this year ...

MEANWHILE, AUTHORITIES HAD TO USE FLAR Since January 20, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has responded to 20 "tracks of interest" entering the Palm Beach area during flight ...

Now main engine cutoff or Miko is where all 9 Merlin 1D engines shut down ... That so comes from the carbon-based fuel that Falcon 9 uses, and with each flight, the soot builds up *** little ...

The first-of-its-kind study will observe a large pool of Quikjet’s commercial cargo pilots to assess and correlate pilot fatigue levels with in-flight performance Merlin, the leading developer ...