Bezos Blasts Suit Blaming Musk Rivalry for Space Project Delays

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos fired back in court at claims that his rivalry with Elon Musk is behind the delays plaguing an enormous space satellite project.

Bezos and other corporate leaders moved Monday to end shareholder litigation over “Project Kuiper,” allegedly the second-costliest venture in Amazon’s 29-year history. The lawsuit, filed by a pension fund in August, challenges their choice to rely on Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Bezos, rather than Musk’s SpaceX.

The suit’s allegations of board-level bad faith “show the opposite—that the directors undertook a diligent and informed review,” according to the filing in ...