Mars communications satellite: the $700M NASA contract at the heart of the Rocket Lab dispute

Orbital relay satellite with a parabolic antenna against the backdrop of Mars — the subject of the $700M NASA contract that Rocket Lab is challenging in the US Government Accountability Office

The illustration shows a relay spacecraft with a large parabolic dish and deployed solar panels orbiting Mars. Such systems provide communications for Mars missions and are the subject of the $700 million NASA contract. Rocket Lab's challenge in the US Government Accountability Office moves the fight over Mars communications into a legal arena.

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