Click to open image viewer. The Merlin 1D engine, with up to 190,000 pounds of thrust, is the powerhouse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. The engine uses liquid oxygen (LOX) and RP-1 ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 abort grounds Starlink 17-39 at Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 20, 2026, as all nine Merlin engines briefly ignite and shut down — the rocket's second post-ignition abort in over ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed flight qualification of the Merlin 1D engine, clearing a final hurdle in the planned operational debut of the more powerful engine on the upgraded ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare post-ignition abort at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning — all nine Merlin engines igniting briefly before the automated flight computer shut them ...