USAF Picks Orbital ATK, SpaceX For Engine Work

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LOS ANGELES – As part of its plan to develop a national security launch capability that reduces U.S. dependence on Russian-developed RD-180 engines by 2019, the U.S. Air Force has awarded two rocket propulsion system development contracts to Orbital ATK and SpaceX. The larger of the two Space and...

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