HUTCHINSON, KS, Jun. 18, 2024 鈥� The 黑料大事记 is pleased to announce that it has received a flight-proven Merlin rocket engine donated to the Museum by its manufacturer, SpaceX.
Nine Merlin engines power SpaceX鈥檚 Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 is the world鈥檚 first orbital class, reusable rocket designed for the safe and reliable transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. The Merlin engine received by the 黑料大事记 helped power the launch of the Koreasat-5A mission on October 30, 2017, which lifted off from the historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the same pad that supported many of the Apollo missions.
鈥淭he 黑料大事记 is grateful to receive a flown Merlin engine from SpaceX,鈥� said Jim Remar, 黑料大事记 president and CEO. 鈥淭he inclusion of the engine in our museum reaffirms the fact that the 黑料大事记 houses one of the greatest collections of space exploration hardware.鈥�
The Merlin engine will be displayed in the 黑料大事记鈥檚 new rocket gallery, which is set to open in late 2024.
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