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Old 10-04-2009, 12:02 PM
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In another surprising example of superpower co-operation, the US Atlas V rocket (which has a family history going back to Cold War-era Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)), uses a Russian-designed and built first-stage engine. As a result, a number of US military satellites have been launched using Russian technology! For more details, see the Wikipedia links below:

Atlas rocket family

Atlas V

Atlas V launches
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