Energomash
Energomash raises alarm over U.S. ban on Russian rocket engines
With no domestic demand for Energomash’s premier products — the RD-180 and RD-181 engines — the company faces a potentially daunting gap.
RD-180 provider seeks additional ULA engine order
The new chief executive of the U.S.-Russian joint venture that provides RD-180 engines to United Launch Alliance said April 6 he hopes to win an order for additional engines.
Nearly every engine stockpiled for use on upper stages of Proton rockets has defects, investigation concludes
The head of state rocket engine manufacturer Energomash, said that 71 engines require "complete overhauls" to correct defects found.
Russia Moves Forward with Industry Consolidation
Russia’s United Rocket and Space Corp. is drafting plans to create a holding company that would bring together several rocket engine manufacturers, including NPO Energomash, which builds the RD-180.
ULA Could Buy as Many as 30 More Russian-made RD-180 Engines
United Launch Alliance is evaluating a proposal to purchase as many as 30 more RD-180 engines for its Atlas 5 rocket despite a congressionally imposed ban on using the Russian-built hardware in its primary national security market.
Orbital Sciences Orders RD-181 Engines for Antares Rocket
Orbital has contracted with Russia’s Energomash to provide RD-181 engines to power the first stage of Orbital’s Antares rocket, replacing the AJ-26 engine that Orbital suspects was the origin of Antares’ Oct. 28 failure.
