Orbital Sciences Considers Replacing Russian Engine Used on Antares by Staff Writers Washington DC(RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2014 The Orbital Sciences Corporation, that built and launched Antares supply rocket crashed in Virginia, may replace the spacecraft’s current AJ-26 Russian rocket engine, once their investigation of the crash is finalized, the company’s CEO David Thompson stated. File image: AJ-26 Russian rocket engine. More: http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Orbital_Sciences_Considers_Replacing_Russian_Engine_Used_on_Antares_999.html – The AJ-26 engine, otherwise known as the NK-33 engine, was designed for N1 SSSR Rocket that was to beat Apollo to the Moon. However, when first N1 exploded on the launch pad, SSSR left it to Apollo. After the fall of Berlin wall and following dismembering of SSSR, number of stored NK-33s disappeared somewhere in Siberia. – Our best US may buy a new batch of Russian rocket engines Development of RD-193 was completed in the past year The American company Orbital Sciences, which developed recently exploded booster, decided to move to the new engines. According to unofficial sources, it may be a Russian RD-193. The deal will allow the company to support the Russian manufacturer, now hawing only a third of it’s production capacities engaged. Details … http://www.vzglyad.ru/society/2014/10/31/713353.html — And Virgin exploded other day when it’s Spaceship 2 started untested engine of their own make in full flight. Incredible idiots. IZAKOVIC
