Today closes a chapter on the history of the Antares rocket series with the last mission to be propelled using Russian-made RD-181 engines.
in February 2022, have significantly reduced ties between Western companies and the Russian industry. This has also led to declining political support for such partnerships. Although it has caused tension between the United States and Russia in the International Space Station program, there are no indications of the program being discontinued until at least 2030.
Since then, Northrop Grumman has recognized its reliance on foreign suppliers and sought a domestic partner to resolve this serious problem. And so, in August 2022, the company announced a new partnership with Firefly Aerospace to create a domestic equivalent of the rocket. Space Flight Insider explains this strategic move minimizes vulnerability to global political changes and enables the company to compete for contracts with the Department of Defense.
and will utilize their composite technology for constructing the first-stage structures and tanks. It will also use the same fuel as its predecessor. Northrop Grumman will provide reliable avionics and software, upper-stage structures, and the Castor 30XL motor. They will also provide vital expertise in vehicle assembly and launch pad procedures.According to some reports, the domestically-produced Antares 330 rocket could debut by the end of 2024. Until then, Northrop Grumman has acquired three SpaceX Falcon 9 launches to fill in the transitional service gap of the Antares program.
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