FLORIDA – Jeff Bezos’s space firm Blue Origin is suing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) over a decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The former Amazon boss’s firm said there were “fundamental issues” with the deal, calling it unfair.
The row stems from a decision in April to hand the deal to one company, not two as expected, because of a funding shortfall.
NASA is yet to comment, but it has the backing of a federal watchdog.
In a court filing on Friday, Blue Origin said it continued to believe that two providers were needed to build the landing system, which will carry astronauts down to the Moon’s surface as early as 2024.
It also accused NASA of “unlawful and improper evaluation” of its proposals during the tender process.(BBC)
