Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed the qualification testing program of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine for use in ...

The failure of a SpaceX rocket's upper stage engine late Thursday that stranded 20 Starlink internet satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit will be investigated by the Federal Aviation ...

For the first time since 2016, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experienced a catastrophic failure after a liquid oxygen leak developed on the spacecraft’s second stage – an incident that will delay the ...

McGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) - Some parade goers got a rare glimpse into the work of SpaceX after two rocket engines were paraded through the streets of downtown McGregor, just a few miles from the SpaceX ...

SpaceX has discussed swapping a troublesome Merlin even once the rocket has come to the pad. So it's almost certainly not the same engines. I haven't seen a good accounting of how much refurb and ...

On Jan. 18, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first multi-engine firing of its Falcon 9 medium to heavy lift rocket at its Texas Test Facility outside McGregor. The engines ...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the most reliable launch vehicle in history, but even the greats have an occasional miss. That’s what happened on Thursday evening ...

When SpaceX began building what would become its Merlin engine, it settled on a relatively simple design it could bring to market quickly and scale upwards over time. Over the last 11 years, ...

Early on Saturday morning, at 1:45 am local time, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into orbit from its launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. By some measures this was an extremely routine mission—it ...