SpaceX Probing Botched Merlin Block 5 Engine Test

Credit: Falcon 9: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—SpaceX is investigating a botched qualification test of a next-generation Merlin rocket engine, though the company says it does not expect the accident to affect its launch schedule. The engine, which uses RP-1 and liquid oxygen as propellants, is among roughly 100 Falcon 9...

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