Federal court dismisses Blue Origin's lawsuit over the lander award; NASA resumes work with SpaceX

SpaceX/Starship HLS

A federal court in November 2021 rejected Blue Origin's bid protest, upholding NASA's selection of SpaceX's Starship as the Artemis Moon lander. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announced no appeal. NASA said it would resume work with SpaceX under the contract as soon as possible.

• Court of Federal Claims dismissed Blue Origin suit challenging NASA's award on 4 November 2021; Starship selected as single HLS contractor for Artemis.
• SpaceX contract worth ~$2.94 billion; Blue Origin alleged NASA wrongly waived Starship flight-readiness review requirements.
• NASA pledged to keep lander competition alive by planning further opportunities for other companies; Bezos committed not to appeal.