Russian-powered Atlas IIIA lifts European satellite to orbit in debut
Lockheed Martin's new Atlas IIIA orbited the Eutelsat W4 Ku-band satellite Wednesday night, marking the first flight of a U.S. rocket powered by a Russian rocket engine, which was also making its first flight. Built by RD AMROSS, a joint venture of Pratt&Whitney and Russia's NPO Energomash, the RD...
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