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March 22, 2015

US to Scrap Delta IV Launch Vehicle in Favor of Russian-Made Rocket
Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 22, 2015
The use of the Delta IV space launch vehicle will be discontinued in favor of the Atlas V that uses the Russian made RD-180 rocket to launch US national security payloads into space, United Launch Alliance (ULA) President and Chief Executive Officer Tory Bruno said. "Delta IV is entirely redundant to the Atlas V in terms of its performance," Bruno stated in a US House Armed Services Committee hearing on space programs on Tuesday. "In this new environment, where the policy has changed to assu ... read more

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