
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that NASA may proceed with the performance of its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract awards to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Boeing [BA] while a government watchdog considers a bid protest by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC). U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Marian Blank Horn’s verbal decision, confirmed by NASA spokeswoman Stephanie Martin, is a setback for SNC, which wanted work stopped while its bid protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) played…