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Nikitin
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What do you guys think about the recent vote where the house of reps decided to ban (100-300 or so) imports of these Russian rocket engines? Seems like politicians and corporations looking to make a buck (like SpaceX) have succeeded in their lobbying for the ban on RD180 engine import. Is it OK to let aggressive neocons like McCain hurt relations with Russia even more, at the cost of an extremely expensive program to develop a domestic substitute?
some background:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/atk-expand-alternative-atlasv-rd-180/
some background:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/atk-expand-alternative-atlasv-rd-180/