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Group urges Congress to end reliance on Russian engines

By Jacqueline Klimas
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Group urges Congress to end reliance on Russian engines

The Center for Individual Freedom sent a letter to senators on Wednesday urging them to maintain the prohibition on buying more Russian rocket engines.

The House Armed Services Committee voted last month to allow the Air Force to purchase 18 additional Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines to meet what the service says it needs to launch satellites into space.

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