The US forced to buy 18 Russian promotional engines to launch satellites
The Pentagon will be needed within the next 6 years to obtain and even to 18 Russian-made promotional RD-180 engines for rockets carrying American satellites in space, said in an interview last night of Defence Undersecretary Robert Gouork.
Congress has banned the use of Russian RD-180 engine for military purposes until 2019, in retaliation for the annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea from Russia in 2104.
The Gouork said that it should be ensured that there will be at least "two available and reliable in space" and explained that the Russian engines will only be needed during the transition (as he described himself) period for the development of indigenous such machines.
"We do not see how we can have a new machine in less than six years," he said. "Therefore, Therefore the transitional period, we believe that we need space RD-180 engines. but not more than 18, this is xairete our position. "
However, Republican Senator John McCain, the chairman of the House Armed Forces pushing for an end to the US's dependence on Russian engines used within the United Alliance Launches (United Launch Alliance) for the launch of the Atlas missile 5 . McCain said that two Russians who have been outlawed by the US after the events of Ukraine are the owners of Roscosmos company that works for the construction of RD-180.
The Pentagon will be needed within the next 6 years to obtain and even to 18 Russian-made promotional RD-180 engines for rockets carrying American satellites in space, said in an interview last night of Defence Undersecretary Robert Gouork.
Congress has banned the use of Russian RD-180 engine for military purposes until 2019, in retaliation for the annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea from Russia in 2104.
The Gouork said that it should be ensured that there will be at least "two available and reliable in space" and explained that the Russian engines will only be needed during the transition (as he described himself) period for the development of indigenous such machines.
"We do not see how we can have a new machine in less than six years," he said. "Therefore, Therefore the transitional period, we believe that we need space RD-180 engines. but not more than 18, this is xairete our position. "
However, Republican Senator John McCain, the chairman of the House Armed Forces pushing for an end to the US's dependence on Russian engines used within the United Alliance Launches (United Launch Alliance) for the launch of the Atlas missile 5 . McCain said that two Russians who have been outlawed by the US after the events of Ukraine are the owners of Roscosmos company that works for the construction of RD-180.
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