Merlin

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Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX. They are currently a part of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, and were formerly used on the Falcon 1. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for sea recovery and reuse, but since 2016 the entire Falcon 9 booster is recovered for reuse by landing vertically on a landing pad using one of its nine Merlin engines.

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Merlin engine; Merlin rocket engine
liquid propellant rocket engine
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  • Merlin 1A
    rocket engine by SpaceX
  • Merlin 1C
    rocket engine by SpaceX
  • Merlin 1C Vacuum
    vacuum version of the Merlin 1C engine
  • Merlin 1D
    rocket engine by SpaceX
  • Merlin 1D Vacuum
    vacuum version of the Merlin 1D engine
Merlin 1D engines and octaweb harness----image-croppedMerlin 1D engines and octaweb harness----image-cropped
Merlin 1D engine realtime test in a Texas test facilityMerlin 1D engine realtime test in a Texas test facility
Merlin 1C Vacuum engine at Hawthorne factory (2008)Merlin 1C Vacuum engine at Hawthorne factory (2008)
Falcon 9 takes off during the Crew-1 mission.Falcon 9 takes off during the Crew-1 mission.
SpaceX factory Merlin engineSpaceX factory Merlin engine
Merlin engines in SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CAMerlin engines in SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CA
2009 Nine Merlin Engines In Space X Headquarters2009 Nine Merlin Engines In Space X Headquarters
Merlin nozzle 4105129088 9659a4df4e oMerlin nozzle 4105129088 9659a4df4e o
SpaceX Merlin 1c 4928541992 9ea1d90be4 oSpaceX Merlin 1c 4928541992 9ea1d90be4 o
Merlin rocket enginesMerlin rocket engines
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classrocket engineMerlin 1AMerlin, liquid-propellant rocket,Wikidata
    classrocket engineMerlin 1CMerlin, liquid-propellant rocket,Wikidata
    classrocket engineMerlin 1C VacuumMerlin, liquid-propellant rocket,Wikidata
    classrocket engineMerlin 1DMerlin,Wikidata
    classrocket engineMerlin 1D VacuumMerlin, liquid-propellant rocket,Wikidata
    commonsimageMerlin 1D engines and octaweb harness----image-cropped Commons
    commonsimageMerlin 1D engine realtime test in a Texas test facility Commons
    commonsimageMerlin 1C Vacuum engine at Hawthorne factory (2008) Commons
    commonsimageFalcon 9 takes off during the Crew-1 mission. Commons
    commonsimageSpaceX factory Merlin engine Commons
    commonsimageMerlin engines in SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CA Commons
    commonsimage2009 Nine Merlin Engines In Space X Headquarters Commons
    commonsimageMerlin nozzle 4105129088 9659a4df4e o Commons
    commonsimageSpaceX Merlin 1c 4928541992 9ea1d90be4 o Commons
    commonsimageMerlin rocket engines Commons