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SpaceX shows its new Merlin 1D engine

Washington, USA - "The most efficient engine ever built"

SpaceX, the American aerospace company which successfully operated the Dragon capsule docking to the International Space Station, has reported it conducted the first full duration test fire of its new, more efficient and more powerful Merlin 1D engine to power future Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launchers. According to aerospace press agencies, the test demonstrated that Merlin 1D is capable of 185s...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1142666
Rome, Italy, 06/26/2012 15:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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