The new Falcon missile engine has not passed testing

During the tests, the new Merlin engine (used in the Falcon family) exploded, SpaceX said. This happened on November 5 at the training ground, no one was injured in the explosion. About this writes The Washington Post .

This engine has never been used before, and now the company “conducts a detailed and open investigation of the root cause” of the explosion.

It is worth noting that the incident occurred during a record for the number of launches of the year for SpaceX. By the end of this year, the company plans to launch three more Falcon 9 missiles, each of which is equipped with nine Merlin engines.

In addition, the founder of the company Ilon Musk plans to launch the Falcon Heavy heavy missile, in its first stage of 27 engines.