SpaceX, the space company of Elon Musk, won the tender for the production of the spacecraft to be used in the first manned Moon journey that NASA will carry out years later. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Blue Origin, another space company that participated in the tender, found the agreement illegal and sued. Jeff Bezos lost the case, the court upheld the SpaceX deal with NASA.
NASA has offered a tender to large aerospace companies to produce the lunar landing gear to be used in the Artemis Program, which it plans to realize in 2024. SpaceX, the company of Elon Musk, won the tender for $ 2.9 billion. agreement had been signed.
Jeff Bezos, owner of another space company Blue Origin, who submitted a bid in the tender, filed a lawsuit against NASA on the grounds that it was considering the illegal offer. Blue Origin opened on SpaceX and NASA agreement. lost the case.
Court approved the deal
According to NASA’s contract with SpaceX, the Starship spacecraft to be produced by SpaceX is almost almost according to the next proposal. half price and other offers potential performance it was remarkable. Jeff Bezoss found this deal illegal. brought to court. The case, which has been going on for about 6 months, has been concluded today. The U.S. Federal Court of Claims, NASA and SpaceX’s agreement signed in April, is inappropriate, as Jeff Bezos argued. that it is not decided.
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These disruptions in this process led to the cessation of production activities. After the decision, NASA decided to work with SpaceX to develop a modern manned lunar lander. “as soon as possible” announced that they will continue where they left off. SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft Starship test flights The first orbital trials are planned to be carried out within the next month.
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