SpaceX McGregor Test Site
2003 to present
Site Details
- Country: United States
- Operator: SpaceX
- Type: Commercial
Overview
The SpaceX rocket development and test facility in McGregor, Texas, where Merlin and Raptor engines are test fired. The Grasshopper vehicle made vertical takeoff and landing hops there in 2012 and 2013, early steps toward reusable boosters, and an F9R Dev1 test vehicle was destroyed in flight in 2014.
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