Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies?
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit on the company alleging it didn't do its due diligence when it awarded launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite constellation to Blue Origin., unsealed last week after being filed under seal on August 23 in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, is its launch provider selection.
In this instance, the plaintiff, a pension fund and Amazon shareholder, has taken exception to the omission of SpaceX from the list of providers. The complaint lists Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and United Launch Alliance as rides for the Project Kuiper satellites. Arianespace is also listed, as well as a fourth player not named in the suit.
However, most definitely absent is SpaceX and its Falcon 9, which has demonstrated a robust ability to launch payloads into orbit.in 2022, declaring the deal with the providers"the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history." However, it did not disclose when the launches would take place, and delays in the delivery of engines from Blue Origin have resulted in schedules for ULA's Vulcan Centaur – its replacement for the workhorse Atlas 5 – slipping.
SpaceX supremo Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have a long history of competition. While the suit does not directly allege the decision was due to an anyone-but-SpaceX mentality, it goes into exhaustive detail regarding the rivalry between the duo.
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