Roscosmos will continue its cooperation with American partners on the RD-181 rocket engine. This was announced by the managing director of the state-owned company Dmitry Rogozin.
According to him, the Russian side will be happy to cooperate on the RD-180 engine, if the United States “ decides to buy more ''
“; They've built up a solid stock of our RD-180 engines to support their missile launches, '' Rogozin wrote on Facebook. He clarified that we are talking about, among other things, the manned program of Boeing. & nbsp;
Earlier, the Russian government approved negotiations to conclude a contract for the supply of RD-181M engines to the United States. & nbsp;
It has also been reported that the US government has approved the purchase of Russian RD-181M engines manufactured by NPO Energomash. It has been clarified that the RD-181M will be used in the Antares launcher, which delivers cargo to the ISS, and also launches research and commercial spacecraft.
Previously, the Russian Federation supplied the United States with RD -180 and RD-181.