Aerojet Rocketdyne engines continue to finance the development of AR-1

The company Aerojet Rocketdyne lobbying continued funding for the development of engines AR-1, designed for missile systems. The company has already spent about 300 million. Dollars to development of technologies and the development of motor AR-1. The engine, according to the statement has to develop draft order 500000 pounds and run on a mixture of liquid oxygen and kerosene. In conducting research must be at least 4 years and funding in the amount of 800 million. To 1 billion. Dollars.

This type of engine is used by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing in December 2006 years. ULA provides a range of launch services using three expendable launch systems- Delta 2, Delta and Atlas 4 5. Atlas and Delta systems are used for several decades for the transport of special goods, telecommunications and launch military satellites and various space exploration programs.

Headquartered ULA is in Centennial, Colorado, and assembly and test production in Decatur, Alabama, and Harlingen, Texas.
Launches are made, depending on the needs of the customer, the output of space objects to the desired orbit. On the east coast from the launch complex 41, carried out launches of the Atlas 5, but with the launch complex 37- Delta 4, both complexes are located at Cape Canaveral, Florida. On the West Coast with the launch held Vanderberg Air Force Base, located in the southern part of California.

The cost of one launch is estimated 225 million. Dollars. In 2013 by representatives of government agencies have been concluded agreement on the implementation of a number of start-ups with companies ULA and Aeroget Rocketdyne.

Experts suggest that new motor AR-1, will ensure a trouble-free start-up and removal of spacecraft into Earth orbit and the cost of its production will steadily decrease, significantly reducing costs.

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