The space company has renewed “Blue Origin” requested it from the US space agency “NASA” Secure 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 one copy of “spaceship” like a lunar lander. But Blue Origin contested the move, arguing 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 waive payments of up to $2 billion for a fixed-price landing contract. But he complained that the decision to award a contract gave SpaceX a head start of several years and billions of dollars, arguing it “broke the mold of NASA’s successful commercial space programs by ending significant competition for years to come”.
NASA had intended to award two lunar landing contracts, but opted for just one issue due to funding issues, 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 lunar 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 Gruman” AND”Leidos dynetics“.
