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 fought NASA's pick of SpaceX for a crewed lunar lander. That dispute was about the lunar lander award.
Now Blue Origin has claimed the Mars orbiter deal. Rocket Lab is challenging the decision. Rocket Lab's challenge is the latest dispute. This time, Blue Origin is the award winner and Rocket Lab stands as the challenger.