The world's richest man Jeff Bezos is desperate to get a pie in the sky and is willing to forego $2 billion for it. Blue Origin founder Bezos has told NASA it will waive fees to in order to secure NASA's contract to develop a human landing system for the moon.
In an open letter to the space agency Bezos questions the decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX with a sole $2.89 billion contract to build the next crewed lunar lander under its Human Landing Systems program. He said that NASA “veered from its original dual-source acquisition strategy” when it selected Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies."
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Urging NASA to reconsider it's decision Jeff Bezos emphasised that “Instead of this single source approach, NASA should embrace its original strategy of competition,” Bezos said. “Without competition, a short time into the contract, NASA will find itself with limited options as it attempts to negotiate missed deadlines, design changes, and cost overruns.”
Making a case to select/consider Bezos' space firm, the tech pioneer said that Blue Origin will accept a firm, fixed-priced contract for this work, cover any system development cost overruns, and shield NASA from partner cost escalation concerns.
Read the full letter here: Bezos to NASA