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Russian engine purchase adds to ULA’s Atlas 5 inventory

December 30, 2015 Stephen Clark

Freed from a legal restriction officials said limited its ability to compete for future U.S. military satellite launches, United Launch Alliance has ordered 20 new RD-180 engines from Russia that will keep the Atlas 5 rocket flying into the early 2020s.