Elon Musk thinks Jeff Bezos retired to pursue full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX
Now, Blue Origin has complained about it with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Starlink — SpaceX's satellite internet deployment plan.
FollowTesla CEO has once again taken a massive dig at the world's richest man. Musk has his own space exploration company, SpaceX, whereas Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos heads Blue Origin. Both the companies often find in competition with each other over US government contracts.
Recently, Blue Origin sued NASA as it lost a contract to Musk's SpaceX. And now Blue Origin has complained about it with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Starlink — SpaceX's satellite internet deployment plan.
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Taking to Twitter, Elon Musk said that "Turns out Bezos [sic] retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX …"
Meanwhile, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) halted development on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sued the US government. Blue Origin filed a complaint, claiming it was "an attempt to correct the procurement process flaws found in NASA's Human Landing System." According to the US Court of Federal Claims, a hearing on the case has been scheduled for October 14.
NASA said in a statement that work on the human landing system with SpaceX had been halted until November 1.
"In exchange for this temporary suspension of operations, the parties agreed to an expedited litigation timeline that concludes on November 1," the US space agency announced.
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According to the statement, authorities are continuing to work with the Department of Justice to assess the facts of the case and look forward to resolving it. NASA announced in a statement that work on the human landing system with SpaceX has been put on hold until November 1. "In exchange for this temporary suspension of activities, the parties agreed to an expedited litigation timetable that finishes on November 1," the United States space agency stated. According to the statement, authorities are continuing to collaborate with the Department of Justice to evaluate the facts of the case and look forward to resolving it.
