Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is entering the final stages of certifying the PW812D for Dassault’s fast-paced Falcon 6X program and has already begun tests of the newest member of the family, the ...
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine on March 7, at SpaceX’s Test Facility in McGregor, Texas. The engine ...
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 program following an incident this week where an engine failure left Starlink satellites on a shallow orbital path. SpaceX reported ...
A screenshot of the July 11 Falcon 9 launch shows ice buildup on the second stage engine (right) not seen on typical launches. Credit: SpaceX webcast TOKYO — The engine on the upper stage of a SpaceX ...
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more ...
SpaceX has released remarkable footage showing one of its rocket engines burning against the beautiful backdrop of an orbital sunset. The video (below) was captured during Wednesday night’s launch to ...
Yeah. T minus 15 seconds. Do you understand? 98765432. Why Sure the power and er go. Vehicles pitching down range. Stage one propulsion is nominal. At T + 30 seconds and counting, Falcon 9 has ...
The Falcon Heavy rocket made its fifth launch in five years on Sunday evening from Florida. However, this was the first launch of the triple-core booster in twilight, and this rare evening light ...