judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit

#Judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit full#
#Judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit free#

Our lawsuit with the Court of Federal Claims highlighted the important safety issues with the Human Landing System procurement process that must still be addressed.

#Judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit full#

BeXc4A8YaWīlue Origin's full statement to WT in response to the ruling Not the decision we wanted, but we respect the court’s judgment, and wish full success for NASA and SpaceX on the contract. No word on whether his $2 billion subsidy offer to NASA is still up for consideration. In a Twitter post Thursday, Bezos indicated Blue Origin will not appeal the ruling. The agency was both within its rights to conduct the negotiations and opt for a single winner over more than one, GAO said.Įlon Musk's SpaceX will provide its Starship rocket to deliver astronauts to the moon in support of NASA’s Artemis missions, which seek to have humans on the lunar surface by 2024. GAO also rejected Blue Origin’s contentions over the pricing aspects and how NASA negotiated that element with SpaceX. More specific to Blue Origin, the company claimed NASA “disregarded key flight safety requirements” during the source selection process.Īll three companies vying for the contract were required to include a flight readiness review before launching each element of the lander systems and SpaceX did not, Blue Origin argued.īut GAO’s response said there was no evidence that anyone in the competition would have adjusted their proposals if they knew NASA would wave that requirement for flight readiness reviews. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin went to the court with its protest after the Government Accountability Office in July rejected the challenges filed by that company and Dynetics.

#Judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit free#

What the ruling does do is free up NASA and SpaceX to proceed on the Human Lander System program awarded in April, but subject to a stop-work order since the protest cycle began subsequent to that. Proposed redactions from Blue Origin and NASA are due to Hertling by Nov. Hertling granted the federal government’s motion to dismiss the Blue Origin lawsuit filed in August.

That full ruling is sealed, but a one-page filing posted Thursday said Judge Richard A. A federal judge has ruled against Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit over NASA’s selection of SpaceX for a $2.9 billion contract to build the next-generation lunar lander.