NPO Energomash and the U.S.-based RD AMROSS have entered into an agreement to complement the entities’ contract for the supply of engines in late December 2015, the press service of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) reported.
Over the period through 2019, NPO Energomash will supply 20 RD-180 engines to the U.S. The engines will be used for first stage launchers of the U.S. Atlas 5 space launch vehicles.
In 2015, NPO Energomash fully honored its contractual obligations in supplying the required number of RD-180 engines to the U.S.
NPO Energomash, a subsidiary of RSC Energia, is a Russian company operating as the leading developer and manufacturer of liquid rocket engines. The company’s core products are engines for bottom rockets.
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