Abandonment of Russian rocket engines may ground Pentagon's space plans

Abandonment of Russian rocket engines may ground Pentagon's space plans Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2016 - The Pentagon is becoming more and more vocal in its warning about national security and budget risks that may result from ending the use of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines, an article in The Wall Street Journal read. The RD-180 has been used to power the Atlas V rocket used by the US Air Force to launch its probes as well as in NASA research programs. Earlier, the Pentagon said that it ... more

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