BAD NEWS FOR BEZOS

A federal judge ruled against Blue Origin, the space expedition company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in a case seeking to overturn NASA’s lunar lander contract with rival company SpaceX.

Thursday’s decision, which was sealed, means that NASA will be allowed to move forward in their work with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to send astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, according to The Washington Post.

The space agency said it planned to resume work with SpaceX “as soon as possible,” according to a statement issued Thursday.

“NASA continues working with multiple American companies to bolster competition and commercial readiness for crewed transportation to the lunar surface,” the statement added.

A Blue Origin spokesperson said its lawsuit “highlighted the important safety issues” that “must still be addressed” noting that the company looked forward “to hearing from NASA on next steps.”