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And of the four SpaceX engine names, only Dragon is unambiguously a fantasy or mythological name at all. 'Merlin' is the name of a bird https://en.wikipedia.org

by leoc 12y ago

And of the four SpaceX engine names, only Dragon is unambiguously a fantasy or mythological name at all. 'Merlin' is the name of a bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(bird) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(bird) just as 'Falcon' and 'Kestrel' are. It's also the name of one of the most famous aero engines ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin .

readerrrr 12y ago
There is some information floating around the web, names like Millennium Falcon and Puff the Magic Dragon, but I don't remember Musk saying anything about them.