Rocket Lab is challenging NASA's award of a Mars communications orbiter contract to Blue Origin. The contract is worth up to $700 million. In 2021, Blue Origin fought NASA's choice of SpaceX for a crewed lunar lander. That protest was connected to the lunar lander contract.
Now Blue Origin has secured the Mars orbiter award. Rocket Lab is disputing the decision. Rocket Lab's protest is the latest dispute. This time, Blue Origin is the winning side and Rocket Lab is the one protesting.