Momentus Space is a U.S. commercial space company that aims to provide in-space infrastructure services, including transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. They are developing orbital service vehicles, like Vigoride, powered by a water plasma-based propulsion system, to carry satellites and payloads between different orbits. Momentus is partnering with companies like Solstar Space and Velo3D, and has contracts with organizations like the U.S. Air Force.
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Momentus acquired a payload dispenser from another company that will fly on Transporter-5 carrying a cubesat from a student group at Cal Poly Pomona and four other unnamed payloads.
Momentus is developing a Microwave Electrothermal Thruster that uses water as a propellant.
Momentus has secured all regulatory approvals for its first mission set to launch later 2022-05.
On 2022-03-08, Momentus had a tight schedule to get the Vigoride 3 tug ready for a launch then scheduled for June, contingent on payload approvals and completing work on the spacecraft.
On 2022-05-06, Momentus delivered mission hardware to Cape Canaveral for integration onto the Falcon 9 for the Transporter-5 launch.
Momentus recently received a license from the Federal Communications Commission to use radio frequencies to communicate with the Vigoride spacecraft.
The FAA favorable determination marks Momentus' final regulatory milestone needed to support its inaugural mission.
Momentus anticipates flying its first Vigoride vehicle to Low Earth Orbit on a third-party launch provider as early as May 2022.
Momentus Inc. received a favorable determination from the Federal Aviation Administration for its application for payload review to support the inaugural flight of the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle on the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission targeted for launch this month.
During the inaugural mission, Momentus plans to take customer payloads to orbit and generate a small amount of revenue.
Momentus received license updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the onboard cameras of the Vigoride spacecraft.
Momentus is committed to implementing its National Security Agreement with the U.S. government.
Momentus plans to offer in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services.
Momentus is developing a water plasma-based propulsion system for its planned in-space transfer and service vehicles.
Momentus selected SCOUT in December 2021 to deliver spacecraft vision capabilities for its upcoming missions.
Momentus selected SCOUT in December 2021 to deliver spacecraft vision capabilities for its upcoming missions.
Momentus postponed launches of an earlier version of its Vigoride tug on two SpaceX rideshare missions in January and June 2021 due to the absence of an FAA payload review.
Momentus will acquire a deployer from a trusted partner to support the second port on Transporter-5.
Momentus signed an agreement with SpaceX for a second port on Transporter-5 and reserved space on the next four Transporter rideshare missions scheduled for October 2022 and October 2023.
Momentus is progressing toward the first launch of its Vigoride space tug with a planned inaugural launch in June 2022 subject to licenses, government approvals, and completion of ground work.