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SpaceX Asked by NASA to Halt Lunar Lander Work Pending Contract Challenges
NASA awarded SpaceX the lunar contract over Jeff Bezos Blue Origin and defence contractor Dynetics. By Reuters | Updated: 1 May 2021 11:24 IST
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Blue Origin on Monday filed a protest with the US government
SpaceX rival Dynetics has also challenged the Nasa contract award
US space agency NASA has told Elon Musk s SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the US Government Accountability Office, the agency said on Friday.
NASA s decision means SpaceX has to stop any work specifically related to the Moon programme contract until the GAO makes a ruling, expected August 4 at the latest.