One space station company sues another for copying its work
Summary
Two prominent competitors in NASA's private space station program are currently involved in a legal dispute. Axiom Space has filed a lawsuit against rival firm Vast Space over allegations of intellectual property theft. The unsealed court case comes to light as both companies prepare their final proposals for future orbital habitats.
NASA's competition for the development of private space stations that will take flight in the 2030s is already nearing crunch time. But a recently unsealed lawsuit may spice things up even further. The lawsuit involves two of the most prominent companies in this competition, Houston-based Axiom Space and Long Beach, California-based Vast Space. And it is surfacing as final proposals…
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