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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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lost its lawsuit against NASA regarding the lunar lander contract, with a federal judge siding with NASA.
The ruling upholds NASA's original decision to award the $2.9 billion contract for a lunar craft to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Blue Origin had previously protested the contract with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which was also denied, claiming NASA provided unfair opportunities to SpaceX.
As a result of the ruling, NASA can now resume work with SpaceX on the human lunar lander program, which had been paused during the litigation.
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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