The Air Force's plan for developing and buying a new, American-made rocket engine will be heavily influenced by the technology and partnering decisions industry makes in the next two months, according to Air Force Space Command chief Gen. John Hyten. The service issued a draft request for proposals for a rocket propulsion system prototype April 24, initiating the second phase of a four-part acquisition plan to replace the capability currently provided by the Atlas V's Russian-made RD-180 engine with a...
