NASA was notified Thursday that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied Blue Origins bid protest, upholding NASAsselectionof SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modernhuman lunar lander. NASA will resume work with SpaceX under the Option A contract as soon as possible.
In addition to this contract, NASA continuesworking with multiple American companies tobolster competition and commercial readiness for crewed transportation to the lunar surface. There will beforthcoming opportunities for companies to partner with NASA inestablishing a long-term human presence at the Moon under the agencys Artemis program, including a call in 2022 to U.S. industry for recurring crewedlunar landingservices.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will lead the world in landing the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, conduct extensive operations on and around the Moon, and get ready for human missions to Mars.
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