The lunar lander business that NASA signed with Tesla CEO Elon Musk is suspended for two and a half months after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sued.
On the 20th local time, Reuters and others reported that NASA has decided to temporarily suspend the lunar lander business signed with Musk's SpaceX until November 1, following a lawsuit filed by Blue Origin, a space exploration company founded by Bezos. .
"Instead of temporarily halting the lunar lander business, all parties have agreed to an expeditious litigation by November 1," NASA said in a statement. said.
In April, NASA selected SpaceX as the lunar lander operator to participate in the 'Artemis' project, a plan for human return to the moon, but Blue Origin sued in court on the 13th of this month, claiming that NASA entered into a single operator contract with SpaceX unfairly. paid out.
In relation to Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA, SpaceX made it clear that "the court has a complete and accurate understanding of the facts and circumstances surrounding this case" and that the lunar lander operator status must be maintained.