Two days after announcing the signing of private contracts for next-generation rocket propulsion concept studies, United Launch Alliance CEO Michael Gass said the company has tasked the Russian manufacturer of the RD-180 engine to speed up production to mitigate against potential supply disruptions resulting from strained United State-Russia relations. He also said the company has the license and capacity to build the engine domestically, if needed. The first-stage rocket engine is a core component of the ULA's Atlas V Evolved...
