The chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee said this week he would support an effort to waive congressional language that restricts the use of Russian-made rocket engines in national security space launches. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) and members of the House Armed Services Committee have called for an end to reliance on the Russian RD-180 rocket engine that powers United Launch Alliance's Atlas V launch vehicle. But during a nuclear deterrence seminar July 8, Rogers said the...
