Jeff Bezos sues NASA after losing a £2.1bn lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX

By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail

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Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin is suing Nasa 

Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin is suing Nasa after it lost a £2.1bn lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX. 

Bezos, who founded Amazon and flew into space in his own rocket last month, said there were 'fundamental issues' with the deal. 

Blue Origin was among three firms vying for a contract to land Nasa's first astronauts on the moon since 1972. 

The US space organisation had indicated two companies would be picked – but a funding shortfall meant SpaceX was chosen. 

In a court filing, Blue Origin said it still believes two providers are needed to build the landing system. Bezos's firm has accused Nasa of 'unlawful and improper evaluation' of its proposals during the bidding process. When he lost the deal, Bezos offered to pay £1.4bn of Nasa's costs to be reconsidered for the contract – but was rebuffed. 

Jeff Bezos sues NASA after losing a £2.1bn lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX

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