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Musk Co SpaceX wins injunction to stop USAF buying Russian rocket engines
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge issued an injunction late Wednesday prohibiting a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing from proceeding with plans to buy Russian-made rocket engines used to send U.S. Air Force satellites into space. (www.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Matt, Thank you for explaining why we buy Russian engines. However, I must agree with Sen. John McCain, a member of the Armed Services Committee, who told a panal that U.S. dependence on Russian President Vladamir Putin for rocket motors was a reason "we should be looking desperately for competition" in space launches.
that is a good contribution: facts. But unfortunately, many disregard facts and go for the populism...
SpaceX, co-founded by investor Elon Musk who also heads electric car company Tesla
Good for SpaceX; good for America and American businesses; good for free enterprise and the private sector; bad for the corrupt Obama administration; bad for Russia and the oligarchs, like Putin, that run Russia and profit from every commercial venture of any substance, especially in the defense industry. Buy American -- always!
Where do you come off with your Obama comment ?
How more corrupt is it than the Cheney-Bush administration ?
Bush gave free reign to the KGB Colonel.....look at US now !
How more corrupt is it than the Cheney-Bush administration ?
Bush gave free reign to the KGB Colonel.....look at US now !
Here we are 15 years later, and there is a new player in the field. It has 11 consecutive successes, 4 with its current rocket. The incumbent has something like 116 consecutive successes, 45 with its current rocket. Those are the facts.
Are you ready to entrust a $1.5B satellite on a newer rocket at half the price? That is the question USAF and NASA decisionmakers struggle with every day. The answer could go either way.