On May 9, 2019, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announced Blue Moon, its large lunar lander capable of delivering multiple metric tons of payload to the lunar surface based on configuration and mission.Blue Origin
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Blue Origin lost its federal court lawsuit challenging NASA's decision to award the human lunar lander contract to SpaceX.
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld NASA's $2.9 billion contract with SpaceX, allowing the space agency to resume work on the lunar landing system.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has lost its fight against NASA over a lunar lander contract the space agency awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year.
In a ruling Thursday by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, federal judge Richard Hertling sided with NASA; details of the opinion will be released at a later time, according to court records.
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