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AIA Backs Air Force, ULA In RD-180 Dispute

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AIA Backs Air Force, ULA In RD-180 Dispute
ULA’s Atlas V launches March 15, 2016, for an Orbital ATK CRS mission to ISS. Photo: ULA.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is backing the Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) and opposing former member Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in the RD-180 debate.In a June 3 letter to Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), AIA President and CEO David Melcher supports the service’s position that authorization to use up to 18 additional engines is necessary to bridge the gap to a domestic launch capability. Melcher said…

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