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The US space agency was expected to pick two lunar lander prototypes (including one of Blue Origin's) but funding cut from US Congress led the agency to select SpaceX over Blue Origin.

The battle between Reliance and Amazon with the Future Group’s assets as the prize promises a nail-biting finish

The decision comes after the company lost out on a key Pentagon project to rival firms United Launch Alliance and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The addition of 26 new wind and solar projects in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and the US brings Amazon's total number of renewable energy projects to 127, the company said on Thursday.

The move comes just about 10 days before the start of Amazon's annual Prime Day sales event announced for October 13-14.