With relations at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War the United States is taking steps to reduce its dependency on Russia in outer space.
Since the Space Shuttle program was ended in 2011 NASA has been reliant upon Russia to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, while the Atlas V (five) rocket used to launch many commercial satellites, is powered by Russian-made engines.
However, as Tim Exton reports from Seattle, two recent announcements herald a new era of American self-sufficiency in space.
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