Researchers are developing a faster modeling technique for rocket engine designers to test performance in different conditions.

The Merlin 1D engine, with up to 190,000 pounds of thrust, is the powerhouse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. The engine uses liquid oxygen (LOX) and RP-1 (a rocket-grade kerosene) as ...

A single analysis of an entire SpaceX Merlin rocket engine, for example, could take weeks, even months, for a supercomputer to provide satisfactory predictions.

The Merlin engine powered the rocket used in the Koresat-5A mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the same pad where many Apollo missions started.