Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Contract Award

Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft

NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria."

Rocket Lab challenges NASA’s $700M Mars contract award

Rocket Lab is challenging NASA's decision to give a Mars mission contract to another contender, saying the agency's review was inconsistent and incorrect.

Rocket Lab calls foul on Blue Origin's $700M Mars comms contract

Bezos' biz gets familiar paperwork from unfamiliar quarters as rival challenges NASA award

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) Protests Blue Origin's $700M NASA Mars Contract, Alleges "Punitive" Technical Review

Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) slipped in overnight trading after the space company formally challenged NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars Telecommunications Network contract. Rocket Lab filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, arguing that NASA’s evaluation was inconsistent with eligibility criteria mandated by Congress. “NASA’s award decision appears […]

Rocket Lab Files GAO Bid Protest Over NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin – SatNews

On Sept. 11, 2026, Rocket Lab USA filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, challenging NASA’s decision to award a $700 million contract to Blue Origin […]