Bezos’ Blue Origin Loses NASA Lawsuit Over SpaceX $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract
DannyB writes:
Bezos' Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX $2.9 billion lunar lander contract:
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday in the company's lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this year.
Federal Judge Richard Hertling sided with the defense in his ruling, completing a monthslong battle after Blue Origin sued NASA in August.
NASA said in a statement that work with SpaceX will resume as soon as possible" now that the ruling has been issued.
[...] A Blue Origin spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC that the company's lawsuit highlighted the important safety issues with the Human Landing System procurement process that must still be addressed."
Judge rules against Blue Origin in standoff with SpaceX, NASA
Details about the lawsuit, which was filed in federal claims court in August, have been sparse, as the companies asked the judge to keep much of the proceedings secret. A Thursday filing said lawyers will meet on November 18 so they can come to an agreement on releasing a redacted version of the judge's opinion.
Also at Ars Technica and The Verge.
Even though they lost, I'm sure everyone will join me in applauding Blue Origin for filing this lawsuit due to its concerns about money safety.
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