Lawsuits against SpaceX are slowing the progress of the most important US space mission
NASA says Jeff Bezos’ lawsuits against SpaceX and the space agency threaten the future of the US lunar program.
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Due to Bezos’ claims, NASA has suspended a $ 2.9 billion contract with SpaceX, with the money earmarked for the construction of a moon landing platform.
That could thwart NASA’s plans to send astronauts to Earth by 2024. The degeneration of the landing platform has been blocked to date.
The richest man on Earth, Jeff Bezos, owns various successful companies, such as Amazon and The Washington Post.
Blue Origin is the billionaire’s space company. The only rocket of Blue Origin cannot reach orbit and offers only a 2 minute weightless stay. However, Bezos has the ambition to write his name in history, as man brought people back to the moon.
He participated in a competition of NASA for the construction of a platform for landing on Earth. A total of 3 companies took part in the race, and finally NASA preferred SpaceX’s offer.
Musk’s company has experience in responsible endeavors, such as manned flights to the ISS. In addition, the technologies developed by SpaceX are defined as promising because they can help colonize the solar system. Last but not least – SpaceX’s offer was the cheapest of the three offers.
According to experts, the choice is logical, because Blue Origin has not yet delivered 1 kilogram into orbit, and SpaceX made this achievement in 2008.
Before waging his legal battle, Bezos offered $ 2 billion in funding to NASA if he changed his mind and chose his company. The agency left the offer of the richest man without comment, which angered Bezos.
“NASA’s decision to choose SpaceX is illegal and unfounded“, claim the lawyers hired by Bezos.
“You can’t go to the moon with lawsuits“, comments by Elon Musk.
Ironically, in 2019, Jeff Bezos said that litigation and bureaucratic hurdles are the biggest risk for the return of people to the moon. The billionaire ended his speech by saying he was convinced the losers would protest and sue NASA, but said it was not “right.”
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