The United States recognized the impossibility of replacing the Russian rocket engine RD-180
The United States still does not have its own rocket engine such as the Russian RD-180, and it will not be possible to find a replacement until at least 2030. This is stated in the report of analysts of the US Congress, prepared for American lawmakers, reports RT.
According to the drafters of the report, at the moment the United States has nothing to replace the Russian rocket engine, since the proposed alternatives cannot achieve the same results as the RD-180 demonstrates. The creation of its own domestic rocket engine with similar characteristics will take at least 10 years.
- the report says.
Particularly in the report, it was emphasized that the search for an alternative to the Russian RD-180 in the United States was undertaken in 2015, immediately after the imposition of sanctions against Russia due to the situation in Ukraine and Moscow’s response, and so far have not been successful. According to American laws and adopted documents, the United States must abandon the use of Russian engines, but this will happen no earlier than 2024.
Meanwhile, it became known about the estimated launch date for the ISS American manned spacecraft with crew. According to RIA News citing a source in the Russian space and rocket industry, a tentative start is scheduled for May this year.
- the agency leads the words of the source.
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