Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. Boeing Co.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. Boeing Co.
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
We affirm the district court’s judgment that SpaceX lacks Article III standing to bring its claims. See Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc., 528 U.S. 167, 180-81, 120 S.Ct. 693, 145 L.Ed.2d 610 (2000); Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 563-64, 112 S.Ct. 2130, 119 L.Ed.2d 351 (1992); Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 504-05, 95 S.Ct. 2197, 45 L.Ed.2d 343 (1975). The injury and causation as alleged in SpaceX’s complaint are too speculative to establish standing. See Lujan, 504 U.S. at 564 & n. 2, 112 S.Ct. 2130.
We do not reach the issue of whether SpaceX would have Article III standing to bring a claim in the event that SpaceX was not “accorded every opportunity to compete for future contracts.” SpaceX, 68 Fed.Cl. at 5 n. 5 (emphasis added). The issue of future launch contracts was not before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and is not before us.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
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