SpaceX says it will suspend testing of the Block 5 engine until it figures out what went wrong and how to correct it. Depending on how long this process takes, it could delay the implementation of ...

On Sunday, one of SpaceX's Merlin engines exploded at a test facility in Mcgregor, Texas, damaging two of the company's test bays. No one was hurt in the incident. SpaceX is no stranger to rocket ...

It was a engine qualification test and no one was injured. The block 5 Falcon 9 will have higher thrust on all of the engines and improvements on landing legs compared to the block 4 Falcon 9 Full ...

SpaceX's Texas facility was testing an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket engine when it exploded on its stand, inflicting damage that will take weeks to repair.

A Merlin rocket engine exploded Sunday at SpaceX's test facilities in Central Texas. ... Testing of the Block 5 Merlin engine will be suspended until the cause of that ignition is found and fixed.

Blue Origin has experienced a setback as it works to produce high-thrust BE-4 rocket engines. While testing a BE-4 engine late last month, the thruster exploded in dramatic fashion.