Falcon 9 rockets are propelled by nine Merlin engines, which use kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel. Upon its eventual launch ...

As the design of the Falcon 9 Block 5 and Merlin engine have been frozen since 2018 to facilitate human-rating the vehicle by NASA, we know no new or redesigned components have been introduced.

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 ...

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 ...

One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first ...

The failure of a SpaceX rocket's upper stage engine late Thursday that stranded ... two upcoming piloted flights of the company's Falcon 9 rockets. The mishap ended a remarkable string of 344 ...

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:34 p.m. EST from ... 2025 Advertisement This booster, with its nine Merlin engines, has launched a lunar lander to the moon, critical supplies and research to the ...

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:34 p.m. EST from pad 39A ... 2025 This booster, with its nine Merlin engines, has launched a lunar lander to the moon, critical supplies and research to the International ...