SpaceX scores an early win in its lawsuit against the US government - Quartz: SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and spacecraft company, has�scored a partial victory in its bid to get a slice of government contracting. Court filings show that a federal judge will review a�multi-billion-dollar contract�that was awarded without competition last year to the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin with�a monopoly over US national-security space launches.
SpaceX had charged�the government with violating fair contracting procedures in a lawsuit. The ULA had asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. The court denied that�motion (pdf), and�also ordered the US Air Force to enter formal mediation (pdf)�with the space start-up.
However, it didn’t grant the full scope of SpaceX’s requested judgements, which included voiding the contract and forcing the Air Force to accept more competition. The court�asked the government to produce�a full record of the process that produced�the ULA contract, which it�will review to determine if it was awarded appropriately and lawfully.
SpaceX had charged�the government with violating fair contracting procedures in a lawsuit. The ULA had asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. The court denied that�motion (pdf), and�also ordered the US Air Force to enter formal mediation (pdf)�with the space start-up.
However, it didn’t grant the full scope of SpaceX’s requested judgements, which included voiding the contract and forcing the Air Force to accept more competition. The court�asked the government to produce�a full record of the process that produced�the ULA contract, which it�will review to determine if it was awarded appropriately and lawfully.