> “ Before the April contract award, NASA had handed out nearly $1 billion in concept development contracts – with SpaceX receiving $135 million, Dynetics $253 million, and Blue Origin receiving $579 million.”

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/16/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-takes...

BO took a ton of money during the first round. Now the execs are pissed they weren’t awarded the contract. It seems BO just didn’t submit a compelling proposal and now they are using scorched earth behavior to get their way in court. It’s a shame because the BO team is being humiliated by the execs with their bullying antics. I have a huge amount of respect for the BO team. I KNOW they are really good and care a lot about the mission and space exploration. Too bad about the execs…