U.S. Court Ruling Halts Purchases of Atlas 5 Rocket Engines from Russia

摘要

A temporary U.S. federal court order barring the U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance from buying additional Russian-made engines for the Atlas 5 rocket will not affect their supply in the short term, but it does raise new questions about the long-term availability of a key U.S. government workhorse launcher. In an April 30 ruling, Judge Susan Braden of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims barred the Air Force and ULA "from making any purchases from or payment of money to NPO Energomash or any entity, whether governmental, corporate or individual, that is subject to the control of [Russian] Deputy Prime Minister [Dmitry] Rogozin," court documents said.