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August 14, 2015

US to get second shipment of Russian RD-181 rocket engines later in 2015
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2015
The American satellite and rocket builder Orbital ATK Corporation is set to receive a second shipment of Russian-made RD-181 rocket engines for its Antares launcher in late fall. "Now when the first shipment has already come in and the second is expected later in autumn, the Antares is strictly keeping up with its schedule of flight resuming in the beginning of 2016," Scott Lehr, a senior company representative told RIA Novosti. The Russian engines will considerably increase the lift capacit ... read more

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