Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification, a major milestone for the next generation Merlin engine. Through a 28 test qualification program, the ...

Humankind's first Space Race began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit around Earth. The unparalleled and exponential explosion of ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -The Kansas Cosmosphere received a Merlin rocket engine from SpaceX. The engine powered SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. “Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital-class, reusable rocket ...

At its test site in Texas, a new SpaceX rocket has self-destructed mid-flight. As far as we're aware, this marks the first major failure for SpaceX's commercial space launch program. In a statement, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Merlin 1D engine, with up to ...