![]() NASA’s stay on working with and paying SpaceX ends on the first of November, but we are unsure if it will be extended if litigation has not finished by then.ĭownload and read the entire Blue Origin document for yourself. Although from what we can see currently, the arguments Blue Origin makes will not change why they were not selected: high price and low technical competence. ![]() Of course, we will still have to wait for the lawsuit’s conclusion and an official decision on the contract. They reinforced their claim stating that “FRRs are standard procedure for every SpaceX launch.” The confusion came from SpaceX’s proposed payment milestone for the final FRR, but that only deals with when SpaceX gets paid – not how many FRRs the company will do. In a document responding to Blue Origin’s claims, SpaceX clarified that they would do FRRs for every launch. This technology has yet to be demonstrated but would be needed for all Starship missions outside of low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s HLS Starship variant will require several orbital refueling missions before its trip to lunar orbit. ![]() Blue Origin also continues to argue that their system was the superior choice, stating Starship is “tremendously high risk and immensely complex.” They argue that SpaceX won’t be performing a FRR for every Starship flight, instead just one. The redacted copy of Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA seems to be built on SpaceX’s use of Flight Readiness Reviews. In it, we get our first glimpse at what Blue Origin is basing this lawsuit over. Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin’s federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX lay out further details about the dispute over a multibillion-dollar NASA lunar. Should Artemis get overly delayed, the agency may watch SpaceX do its own lunar landing with no outside help.A federal court released a redacted copy of Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA’s Human Landing System selection. Blue Origin requests that the court issue an order suspending SpaceX’s work on the lunar lander contract and giving the competitors an equal opportunity to discuss their proposals with NASA. SpaceX has a reputation for working alongside people and companies, then leaving them by the wayside. The redacted document makes no mention of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster, but speculating on whether that is the sticking point is purely speculative. That would be even worse for Bezos, but serves him right. Judge releases redacted lunar lander lawsuit from Bezos Blue Origin against NASA-SpaceX contract The U.S Federal Court of Claims released a redacted version of the lawsuit filed in August by Jeff Bezos Blue Origin against NASA. It may therefore be his assignment to announce a delay to Artemis possibly using Blue Origin and covid as alibis. This communication also coincides with splitting leadership for human spaceflight between Kathy Leuders and one Jim Free who will be responsible for the Artemis side. Nelson could also be preparing public opinion for relinquishing on the 2024 goal for Artemis 3 which is landing humans on the Moon. Reading in between the lines, Nelson is likely warning Blue Origin not to continue causing problems and by doing so, is helping to further degrade Bezos's public image. The actual obstacles to Artemis are likely not HLS but SLS and getting Artemis 1 to launch on time. Presumably, suspension of HLS prevents further work on Nasa's side, but you can bet communication continues under the table. In any case the critical path for the HLS lander clearly includes orbital flight of Starship and orbital refueling which they are doing anyway, full steam ahead. Not sure when the next installment is due, but nothing prevents SpaceX from continuing develoment on its own dime awaiting settlement of the dispute. Nasa has paid SpaceX the first installement of $300M just before suspending payments. ![]() Legal wrangling' has frozen progress on SpaceX's lunar lander
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