US Senator John McCain has said he plans to introduce legislation to reinstate restrictions on the use of Russian rocket engines for US military space launch.
McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rebuked senior Pentagon officials who sought to defend the use of Russian rocket engines to send US military satellites into space.
However, Air Force Secretary Deborah James and the Pentagon acquisition chief, Frank Kendall, reassured the frustrated lawmakers on Wednesday that they were moving quickly to rely more on American-made rockets for the launches.
McCain, his voice rising at times, said using the $30-million Russian RD-180 engine was …read more
Source: Iran English Radio
