Ever Since the Merlin 1A was used in 2006, engines from SpaceX have seen steady improvements. The Merlin 1D has been used as recently as January 23, 2024, when a Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 ...

With the launch Friday and another Falcon 9 flight Monday (this one with a booster on its 15th mission), SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 rockets 423 times. The fleet leader, Booster No. 1,067, has now ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has weighed in on his ... The Falcon Heavy's first stage boosters will be made of nine Merlin 1D engines, which will each have a thrust capability of 845 kN (190,000 lbf).

Fortunately, the fourth mission was a success, and the improved Merlin engine continues to be used in the Falcon 9, which ArsTechnica calls the safest rocket in the world. Today, SpaceX’s ...

A crewed mission to the International Space Station that was set to depart from Kennedy Space Center on Halloween has been pushed back at least several weeks as NASA and SpaceX investigate an ...