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I don't get the threat about the supply of engines. My understanding is that the Falcon 9's Merlin engine is built by SpaceX in the US.
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
I don't get the threat about the supply of engines. My understanding is that the Falcon 9's Merlin engine is built by SpaceX in the US.
- pixl97 5y agoPretty sure Merlin is built in California and Raptors may be built in Texas. SpaceX wanted to buy Russian rockets/engines years ago and Russia told them to to screw off (paraphrased). Glad they did, this lead to SpaceX developing their own and bringing back US independence in the space market.
- jka 5y agoAlong similar lines (although related to satellites and not rocket engines), the first Ukrainian-built satellite in a decade was launched[1] from Cape Canaveral back in 2019. Quoting from the article: "Sich 2-30 is an Earth observation satellite built in 2019 by the Yuzhmash, the Dnipro-based factory, one of the world’s leading spacecraft components production centers plunged into a decades-long, severe crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union." [1] - https://kyivindependent.com/national/first-ukrainian-satellite-in-10-years-launched-by-spacex-video/ https://kyivindependent.com/national/first-ukrainian-satelli...