Rocket Lab is protesting NASA's award of a Mars communications orbiter deal to Blue Origin. The contract is valued at up to $700 million. In 2021, Blue Origin contested NASA's pick of SpaceX for a crewed lunar lander. That challenge was about the lunar lander contract.
Now Blue Origin has claimed the Mars orbiter contract. Rocket Lab is contesting the selection. Rocket Lab's complaint is the latest dispute. This time, Blue Origin is the award winner and Rocket Lab stands as the challenger.