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TexasTowelie

(111,297 posts)
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 10:28 PM Jul 2017

Huntsville closer to hosting Blue Origin rocket factory

The city of Huntsville is rolling out the red carpet for what it hopes will be a new employer. The city council unanimously approved a two-part deal to bring the Blue Origin rocket engine factory to town.

If built, the facility could bring with it four hundred high paying positions. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns Blue Origin. His two hundred million dollar factory could reduce America’s reliance on Russian rocket engines to blast cargo into space.

Rocket builder United Launch Alliance would have to ink a deal with Blue Origin for the Huntsville factory to become a reality.

http://apr.org/post/huntsville-closer-hosting-blue-origin-rocket-factory (short article)

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Huntsville closer to hosting Blue Origin rocket factory (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2017 OP
We use russian rocket engines? pangaia Jul 2017 #1
We are using Russian rocket engines TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #2
I had no udea. pangaia Jul 2017 #3

TexasTowelie

(111,297 posts)
2. We are using Russian rocket engines
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 10:42 PM
Jul 2017

to ferry supplies up to the International Space Station. If for some reason the ISS needed evacuation then any American astronauts there would come to Earth using a Russian landing capsule.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
3. I had no udea.
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 10:46 PM
Jul 2017

Actually i have an aerospace engineer friend who works for Boeing in Huntsville.

Went to visit last month.

Heard some great blues.. check out MICROWAVE DAVE AND THE NUKES.

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