Merlin engine
2 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2026 by Tom Mueller · across every show →
Everything said about Merlin engine, oldest first
Jun 4, 2026 positive
SpaceX's Merlin is the most reliable, highest thrust-to-weight engine ever
“My, probably my proudest development was the Merlin engine, which is currently flying on Falcon nine, the most reliable rocket engine ever developed, and also the highest thrust of weight of any rocket engine ever developed.”
Jun 4, 2026 positive
Rocket engines take three major iterations to become mature products
“And I always said it took three versions of Merlin to get it to be really tight. And it took three versions also of Raptor. I always say it takes really three, three iterations to get to a really, really tight product and Raptor's there.”