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August 20, 2021

Airborne 08.20.21: Bezos v Moon, ALPA Has Demands, UAV Lab Transport

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SpaceX’s lunar lander contract on hold again pending Blue Origin’s lawsuit. The running battle between Blue Origin Boss Jeff Bezos and NASA over a prominent contract to build the next Moon Landing vehicle has run into yet another roadblock. After recently losing an attempt to contest the contract award to Spacex, who not only underbid Blue Origin, but also already had extensive experience in landing vehicles that had achieved orbital velocities, Bezos lawyers went back to work after the GAO went against their wishes. As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, ALPA is once again imploring transportation officials to carry out the will o

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Bezos Holds Up Moon Mission Development Funds--Again

SpaceX Has Recently Received A 300 Million Payment On Their Work Thus Far The running battle between Blue Origin Boss Jeff Bezos and NASA over a prominent contract to build the next Moon Landing vehicle has run into yet another road block. After recently losing an attempt to contest the contract award to Spacex, who not only underbid Blue Origin, but also already had extensive experience in landing vehicles that had achieved orbital velocities, Bezos lawyers went back to work after the GAO went against their wishes. The latest legal assault has resulted in a NASA decision to temporarily halt progress on the program (all but guaranteeing that the 2024 date for the next landing is but a pipe dream) and holding up continuing payments on a $2.9 billion