Re:ULA bows out of Pentagon launch competition, paving way f...
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @07:09AM
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ULA's vehicles were designed around the RD-180 rocket engine [1][2]. This is an engine built and designed in Russia.
After Russia annexed Crimea, Congress banned the Pentagon from using Russian rocket engines. Russia responded by counter-banning the Pentagon from using its engines [3]. This made things complicated for ULA.
After Russia annexed Crimea, Congress banned the Pentagon from using Russian rocket engines. Russia responded by counter-banning the Pentagon from using its engines [3]. This made things complicated for ULA.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RD-180
[2] http://www.ulalaunch.com/faqs-rd-180.aspx
[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-13/russia-ban...