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More Boots on Moon delays: NASA stops work on SpaceX human landing system as Blue Origin lawsuit rolls on

Richard 12 Silver badge
FAIL

BO's bid did not meet the basic requirements

They demanded to be paid in a way explicitly prohibited in the documents.

So NASA were contractually obliged to reject BO's bid anyway.

On top of that, the only thing they've actually got is an engine. It's a good engine, well designed and manufactured, supports multiple relights, throttles well and seems pretty reliable.

But an engine is not a rocket, as NASA well knows.

SpaceX were the only bidders who actually met the requirements.

Now, if Bezos was claiming the requirements were rigged, perhaps he'd have a case. But he's not.

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