Blue Origin Sues US Government Over SpaceX Lunar Lander Contract

The booster for Blue Origin’s New Shepard sits on the landing pad after powering the rocket into space in Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin sued the U.S government over NASA’s decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Blue Origin said its lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Friday is “an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA’s Human Landing System.”