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November 05, 2021

Airborne 11.05.21: Bezos v NASA, GA Fuel Upgrades, Air Race Classic

Also: 5G Rollout Paused, Bell 505 Med-Kits, Gulfstream Records, Airbus A319neo SAF

We all knew this was coming, Blue Origin has lost an appeal of its lawsuit with NASA over their contract to build a human lunar lander for the Artemis program. The project to once again land humans on the moon had included the commercial space operation among top competitors in the field, each trying to vie for the largest slice of contract work. Blue Origin filed suit against NASA when they were not named as tenders for the manned lunar lander project, despite being one of 3 major competitors with competitors SpaceX and Dynetics. The EAA is among other industry parties engaged in a request to Congress to increase the level of government support and funding for sustainable, alternative aviation fu

Final Ruling Made in Blue Origin / NASA Lawsuit

No Contract for Lunar Lander, But Plenty of Chances in Future

Blue Origin has lost an appeal of its lawsuit with NASA over their contract to build a human lunar lander for the Artemis program. The project to once again land humans on the moon had included the commercial space operation among top competitors in the field, each trying to vie for the largest slice of contract work. Those familiar with the “cat rodeo” of government contracting and procurement know the frequency of lawsuits when large companies get squeezed out, and the as-yet unpublished final ruling to Blue Origin’s suit will end any disputes over the matter once and for all. 

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