Autonomous flight technology start-up Merlin says it has launched flight testing on its proprietary pilot system, using a Boeing KC-135 tanker. The Boston-based company on 16 August said it has ...

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed the qualification testing program of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine for use in ...

Merlin’s autonomous flight system will initially be used to assist the single pilot in a Caravan on cargo routes. Credit: Merlin U.S. startup Merlin has received an experimental airworthiness ...

When SpaceX began building what would become its Merlin engine, it settled on a relatively simple design it could bring to market quickly and scale upwards over time. Over the last 11 years, ...