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06-04-2015, 05:45 AM
U.S. Air Force Kicks Off Contest to Replace Russian Rocket Engines.
by Reuters

The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday formally kicked off a competition for development of new prototype rocket propulsion systems, aimed at ending U.S. reliance on Russian engines to launch military and intelligence satellites.
Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, who heads the Air Force's Space and Missiles Systems Center, told reporters on a teleconference that initial proposals were due by June 23, and that the government hoped to divide $160 million in contracts among up to four bidders on a rolling basis beginning in September. ...

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