What happened? Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have clashed again.
Physically? Do not joke. Through social networks and legal documents.
How so? Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos, is opposing NASA's decision to sign a $ 2.9 billion contract with SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, to build spacecraft that will land future astronauts on the moon.
Yes, even? The dispute focuses on NASA's Landing Human program, or HLS program, which originally aimed for at least two private-sector companies to compete to build the spacecraft that will transport astronauts to the lunar surface for future missions.
And what do these two rich people have? Earlier this month, NASA made the surprise announcement that it would partner with SpaceX as the sole contractor for the project, citing costs as a major reason for the decision.
Clearly. And how did these collide? Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith told The Times in an interview this week that NASA's decision was wrong because it misjudged the advantages of the Blue Origin proposal and minimized the technical challenges in SpaceX.
Po Musk? On Twitter, Elon referred to the model proposed by Blue Origin as "Blue Balls".
Blue balls ... in the sense I'm thinking? Now, I think he ironically referred to the slang term "blue balls" which refers to testicular pain after excitement that does not end in orgasm. Disappointment in a nutshell.
Understand. However I want to add that such contracting decisions are not the first to be discussed, especially for the space industry.
Then why are you dealing with Bezos and Musk? Because it's not the first time this has happened.
Nay, chats of rich people. It stands.
