While the launch vehicle currently uses nine of the company’s Merlin engines, the next-generation Merlin 1D achieved flight certification earlier this week. The qualification program involved ...

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 of 28 ...

The blast occurred in one of two bays the company uses to test Merlin rocket engines ... Surprisingly, the engine was not being purposefully ignited when it exploded: According to the company ...

The Merlin 1D engine was judged flight-ready after firing for a total of nearly 33 minutes over the course of 28 different tests at SpaceX's rocket-development facility in McGregor, Texas.

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 ...

SpaceX on Wednesday night shared a photograph and a video on its Instagram page of the 400th Merlin 1D engine produced by the company. It is the same engine that powers both the Falcon 9 and ...