{"id":325914,"date":"2021-08-16T21:11:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-sues-nasa-over-spacex-contract\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T21:11:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T18:11:42","slug":"jeff-bezos-blue-origin-sues-nasa-over-spacex-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-sues-nasa-over-spacex-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX contract<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Jeff Bezos\u2019 space company, Blue Origin, sued the National Aeronautics and Space Administration over the agency\u2019s decision to award a $2.9 billion moon lander contract to Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed Friday n the US Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC, marks an escalation of Blue Origin\u2019s protests over the contract, which was awarded to SpaceX in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bid protest challenges NASA\u2019s unlawful and improper evaluation of proposals,\u201d Blue Origin said in its court filing.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s lawsuit remains sealed and NASA must file a response to the challenge by Oct. 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe firmly believe that the issues identified in this procurement and its outcomes must be addressed to restore fairness, create competition, and ensure a safe return to the Moon for America,\u201d a Blue Origin spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Blue Origin\u2019s latest bid to get NASA to award them a second contract for the so-called Human Lander System, which the agency had originally suggested it would do.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-011.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos.\" class=\"wp-image-19145618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-011.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-011.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-011.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin accused NASA of \u201cunlawful and improper evaluation of proposals.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos, had all bid on the contract for the system, which is seen as a key part of NASA\u2019s plan to return American astronauts to the moon by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But in an April surprise, NASA awarded a single $2.89 billion contract to Musk\u2019s SpaceX tasking the company with building the next crewed lunar lander.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin quickly filed a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office\u00a0arguing that they were not given a chance to revise their price\u00a0during the competition, unlike SpaceX. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-010.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Blue Origin lander.\" class=\"wp-image-19145631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-010.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-010.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-010.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics all bid for NASA to award them a contract to build a Human Lander System.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But last month, the GAO said it \u201cdenied the protest arguments that NASA acted improperly in making a single award to SpaceX.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another attempt to get in on the project, Blue Origin about three weeks ago offered to cover billions in costs if NASA would award it a parallel contract to the one SpaceX received.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos wrote in a letter to NASA administrator Bill Nelson <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos.\" class=\"wp-image-19145635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin quickly filed a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office after the contract was awarded to SpaceX.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blue Origin would waive up to $2 billion in payments in the first couple years of the contract.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the company would pay for a demonstration mission to low-Earth orbit if the agency were to award the company a fixed-price Human Landing System contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand ready to help NASA moderate its technical risks and solve its budgetary constraints and put the Artemis Program back on a more competitive, credible, and sustainable path,\u201d Bezos\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blueorigin.com\/news-archive\/open-letter-to-administrator-nelson\">wrote in the letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-012.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos.\" class=\"wp-image-19145639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-012.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-012.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/bezos-012.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin offered to cover billions in costs if NASA would award it a parallel contract to the one SpaceX received.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And since then, Blue Origin has ramped up its jabs at SpaceX, releasing an infographic last week that said SpaceX\u2019s Starship rocket is \u201ca launch vehicle that has never flown to orbit and is still being designed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither NASA nor SpaceX returned calls for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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