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 ...

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 and NASA announced that the propulsion system designed to safely abort the upcoming crewed Dragon capsule -- dubbed SuperDraco -- has been successfully fired 27 times and completed development ...

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 ...

SpaceX has released a spectacular new video of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTVL) reusable launch vehicle (RLV) Grasshopper. In the video, Grasshopper uses its single rocket engine to shoot up to ...