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May 26, 2014

US allocates $100 million for Russian rocket engine replacement
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 26, 2014
The US Senate Committee on Armed Services has approved a plan to allocate $100 million from the military budget for development of a rocket engine. According to the plan that was approved on May 22, the US should reduce its dependence on Russian producers and allow to put satellites in orbit, Reuters reports. The matter concerns an engine, which will replace the RD-180. According to experts, the development may take five years and $1 billion, the Agency notes. In early May, the US Court of F ... read more

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