The space company has renewed “Blue Origin” requested it to the US space agency “NASA” Securing a contract to build a lunar lander whose mission is dedicated to missions “Artemis” futurism This is within the framework of cooperation between this company Owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos with several other companies to submit the proposal, including “Boeing” And”Lockheed Martin“ And”Draper“.
In 2021, NASA awarded SpaceX $2.9 billion contract to use a copy of “starship” as a lunar lander. But Blue Origin challenged the move, claiming that NASA’s decision “eliminates opportunities for competition and threatens America’s return to the moon.”
Written by Jeff Bezos, Owner “blue origin”, In a letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in July last year, he said his company was willing to forgo up to $2 billion in payments for a fixed-price landing contract. But he complained that the decision to award one contract gave SpaceX a head start of several years and billions of dollars, claiming it “broke the mold of NASA’s successful commercial space programs by putting an end to meaningful competition for years to come.”
NASA had intended to award two contracts for the lunar landing, but opted for only one issuance due to funding concerns, before Blue Origin sued NASA over its handling of the Human Landing System program. However, a federal court judge ruled against Bezos, halting work on the lander SpaceX And delay the moon mission until 2025.
And earlier this year, NASA said it would once again accept proposals for a second moon landing project.Wall Street Journal“Blue Origin will face competition from”Northrop Grumman” And”Leidos Dynetics“.