The final nail in the Atlas V’s coffin has nothing to do with how much money it takes to put a payload into orbit, but everything to do with the engines the rocket uses to do it. Since the ...

Although this particular engine was new, the design dated back ... and the RD-180 successfully launched an Atlas III rocket in May of 2000. Thanks for the tip, [M]! Retrotechtacular is a column ...

and the Delta Heavy with the new Vulcan rocket. The Atlas series uses Russian-made RD-180 engines. Vulcan uses American-made hardware, including Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne engines.

ULA crews at Cape Canaveral have already stacked the next Vulcan rocket on its mobile launch platform in anticipation of ...

and the Delta Heavy with the new Vulcan rocket. The Atlas series uses Russian-made RD-180 engines. Vulcan uses American-made hardware, including Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne engines.