Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will get a second chance to compete in NASA’s moon program
on NASA to introduce competition into the program, saying it would drive down costs and give NASA options in case one company falters. it was heading in that direction, creating another lunar lander competition that would allow another company to win a contract to develop its lander. Blue Origin, which finished second in the original procurement and has partnered with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper, would be considered the favorite.
NASA initially had planned to award two contracts for the initial mission but awarded only one, to SpaceX, due to funding issues. SpaceX bid $2.9 billion; Blue Origin bid $6 billion.After it lost the initial lunar landing contract, Blue Origin protested the decision to the Government Accountability Office, alleging the award was flawed by procurement errors.
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