Blue Origin lost out to SpaceX in their bid for NASA’s Artemis Human Landing System contract. But that was only the beginning of the Bezos war on NASA. And a continuation of his war on SpaceX was also in the works.
After Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin lost the bid it ultimately filed a case against NASA in Federal court. But first it lost it’s complaint with the government watchdog.
The HLS program is the center of the NASA Artemis Moon Program scheduled to be complete by 2024.
The plan is to have the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972. And NASA’s lawyers are claiming the Bezos litigation is causing a major delay to the program.
Bezos war on NASA continues
Backed by the richest man in the world, Blue Origin indicated its bid price. But it was almost double SpaceX’s proposal. And it was based on the assumption that NASA would have plenty of money from Congress to pay for the proposal.
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX submitted a bid of $2.9 billion. Bezos’s bid was $5.9 billion. In April, NASA awarded the entire contract to SpaceX.
