The head of the US Space Command, General John Hiten Americans acknowledged dependence on Russia in the space sector. It is reported National Defense.
According to him, today there is no alternative to Russian rocket engine RD-180. He believes that in the near future it will not be the same, so the US will have to buy additional engines in Russia.
Hiten believes that the situation can change only when the United States to develop its own analogue of the Russian RD-180.
“ Without access to the RD-180, we severely limit our guaranteed access to space, undermining competitiveness, on which we have worked so diligently “, – said John Hiten.
At the moment, the US has only 9 rocket engines. Such amount will obviously not get to provide access to space for the purpose of national security. Hiten urged authorities to comply with the requirement of the Pentagon to purchase additional engines from Russia. Contact us for the supply of RD-180 from Russia to the United States was signed in 2012.
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