According to court documents, SpaceX's $3 billion contract to build
NASA has voluntarily agreed to temporarily suspend the contract until November 1, while the US Federal Court, where Blue Origin filed a lawsuit last week, will hear the case.
Blue Origin asked the court to suspend the actionSpaceX's contract pending litigation, according to a person familiar with company documents. NASA, which aims to land astronauts on the moon around 2024, agreed to suspend SpaceX's contract on the condition that all parties agree to an "accelerated trial schedule that ends Nov. 1," an agency spokesman said.
A hearing for the parties' arguments is scheduled for October 14. SpaceX intervened in the lawsuit earlier this week to “provide the court with a complete and accurate picture”.
Despite delays caused by protestsBlue Origin, SpaceX has made rapid progress on its Starship system and is advancing the program using mostly private funds. The first Starship prototype to go into orbit – key stage in the development of SpaceX – should be ready to launch in a few weeks.
But the rocket cannot be launched untilThe FAA will not complete a long-term environmental review of the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, the company's hub for the launch of the starship.
Source: theverge
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