Perhaps the most important example of "Globalization" is the one offered to us through an agreement that was unthinkable a few years ago, the union of companies such as Lockheed-Martin, Pratt & Whitney, RD-180, NPO Energomash and RD-Amross.

-As they like to say, they are a “World-Class Relationship”.

-As a detail we include the logos together.

“Joint Venture logos”

-This union seeks a powerful combination of international companies.

-They have a global strategic vision, of course, and with collaboration in the space activity, which was already taking place on the issue of the ISS.

-It all started in 1997, with P&W and NPO EM to market through RD-Amross the famous RD-180 engine, perhaps the oldest and most reliable one of the Russians and certainly powerful in its category.

“RD-180 and the Atlas V”

-They were intended for the  Atlas III and V and other projects such as the Centaur with great development possibilities.

-The RD-180 has two chambers and is derived from the four-chamber RD-170.

-The RD-180 is built in the USA by P&W and continues to run on LOX and kerosene. Its thrust is almost a million lbf: 860,200 at sea level and 933,400 lbf in a vacuum, for 311 seconds. The power is controllable between 47 and 100% of the thrust and the nozzles can be adjusted (gimbal) by + - 8 °.

“4 x RD-180 waiting”

-We see four double RD-180 engines, waiting to be installed on the Atlases built by Lockheed Martin.