U.S. Deal Will Not Affect Rocket Contract

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The RD-180 engine.

Moscow (UPI) May 9, 2005
A joint venture by two U.S. aerospace giants will not affect a Russian contract to deliver rocket engines, local media reported Monday.

Dmitry Pakhomov, deputy director general of the Russian science and production association Energomash, was reported by the ITAR-TASS news agency as saying a joint venture by Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will not affect a $1 billion contract to supply RD-180 engines to the United States.

A contract between Energomash and Lockheed Martin calls for the Russian enterprise to deliver 101 RD-180 engines to the United States. Energomash already has delivered 26 engines, ITAR-TASS said.

Officials from the United Launch Alliance - the joint venture - have assured Energomash all contractual obligations to the Russian enterprise remain in force, the agency quoted Pakhomov as saying.

Nine Atlas rockets with RD-180 engines have been launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., ITAR-TASS said.

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SpaceX Awarded $100 Million Contract From USAF For Falcon 1

El Segundo CA (SPX) May 04, 2005
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has been awarded a $100 million IDIQ contract by the U.S. Air Force/Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC Detachment 12) for Responsive Small Spacelift (RSS) launch services.

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