Rocket Lab is objecting to NASA's selection of a Mars communications orbiter deal to Blue Origin. The contract is valued at up to $700 million. In 2021, Blue Origin challenged NASA's pick of SpaceX for a crewed lunar lander. That dispute was connected to the lunar lander award.
Now Blue Origin has secured the Mars orbiter deal. Rocket Lab is challenging the selection. Rocket Lab's protest is the latest dispute. This time, Blue Origin is the award winner and Rocket Lab is the challenger.