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Downvote. The engines were indeed originally _built_ in the 60s or 70s and have literally been sitting around for the vast majority of the time since. Second,
by pbreit 12y ago
Downvote. The engines were indeed originally _built_ in the 60s or 70s and have literally been sitting around for the vast majority of the time since.
Second, not sure what your point is with the Russian launch. It uses different engines and was scheduled awhile back.