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June 13, 2016

US Senate reaches compromise on Russian rocket engines
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2016
This week, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain attempted to cut off any further purchase of the Russian engines, proposing US companies compete to provide the United States with a reliable, domestic space launch platform. "We worked it out," Shelby said on Friday of the contentious debate over language in the 2017 defense spending bill to continue the use of the RD-180. "The deal is 2022 and 18 rockets, similar to the House [defense bill]." On Thursday night, the Senate was scrambling ... read more

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