Legal Opinion
Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc. v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 26, 1993No. 92-5137PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc., appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 1 26 Cl.Ct. 123 (1992), which held it could not recover damages under its contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) when NASA’s failure to launch Hughes’ satellites was the result of the President’s decision to stop launches of commercial satellites. We reverse and remand.
Background
On December 5, 1985, Hughes Communications entered into a contract with the United States, represented by NASA, in which NASA agreed, to use its “best efforts” to…
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