Lockheed Martin EELV is hard-shell Atlas with Russian engine

Lockheed Martin is relying on its venerable Atlas technology in the "common core vehicle" it has proposed for the Pentagon's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, updated for the 21st century with a rigid aluminum structure and Russia's powerful RD-180 engine. The proposed new booster continues the...

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