RD-180 engine mounted on Atlas 5 rocket. Credit: ULA

This story was update July 17 to note that Energomash removed its annual report from its website after a Russian news outlet alleged Energomash copied its risk analysis from a space industry blog.

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Matthew Bodner is a freelance journalist based in Moscow. He previously worked for The Moscow Times.