> The larger point of the government not having control of its own launch capability has been an issue since an American rocket was designed with a Russian engine - Atlas V.
You remember that at the time there were fully American alternative - Delta-IV, with a heavy modification, and it stopped flying only when other alternatives became available too?
You remember that at the time there were fully American alternative - Delta-IV, with a heavy modification, and it stopped flying only when other alternatives became available too?