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With a landmark launch, the Pentagon is finally free of Russian rocket engines (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] Shawdow194@kbin.run 19 points 3 months ago

"...the Soviet Union that the United States and other Western nations should partner with Russia to keep the country's aerospace workers employed and prevent "rogue states" like Iran or North Korea from hiring them."

Actually makes some sense

Anyways the RD180s are actually really reliable boosters. The Russians did make good rockets in they heyday