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June 10, 2016

Ukraine Unlikely to Meet Challenge of Building Large Rocket Engines for US
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 10, 2016
Ukraine has proposed to the United States joint development and production of rocket engines to replace Russia's RD-180 engines that the US side buys for its space industry, head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) Lyubomyr Sabadosh said last week. "Washington does seem capable of any anti-Russia action. But there is the practical issue as whether Ukraine could deliver given the current state of its economy and political turmoil," University of Pittsburgh Professor of International Affairs ... read more

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