Rocket Lab is protesting NASA's award of a Mars communications orbiter deal to Blue Origin. The contract is worth up to $700 million. In 2021, Blue Origin fought NASA's selection of SpaceX for a crewed lunar lander. That protest was over the lunar lander contract.
Now Blue Origin has secured the Mars orbiter contract. Rocket Lab is challenging the award. Rocket Lab's challenge is the ongoing dispute. This time, Blue Origin is the award winner and Rocket Lab is the one protesting.