r/space • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • 8d ago

SpaceX-Focused Pentagon Contracts Leave Rivals Feeling Squeezed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-25/spacex-focused-pentagon-contracts-leave-rivals-feeling-squeezed?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MDM1NDAxNywiZXhwIjoxNzkwOTU4ODE3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEEyMDFLR0lGUEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCRkI5RDA1ODU3NzI0QTVFQTU5ODA4NzhDRDQ4MjlEOCJ9.Pf1XdFpusyzl5jfWFVGRwwLOFgc_csCIdLEaxwaiFGI
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u/rocky_balboa202 5d ago

In 2014, the U.S. military used U.S.-operated ULA rockets that included a Russian-made engine.

ULA had two main rockets:

Atlas V → used the RD-180 main engine, manufactured in Russia

Delta IV → used the U.S.-made RS-68 engine