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 Space’s new facility is a 61,100-square-foot R&D and manufacturing building.
Momentus Space lowered its monthly operating costs by transitioning from its legacy leased facility.
Momentus Space’s new facility nearly quadruples its clean-room R&D and manufacturing space from 4,500 square feet to 16,000 square feet.
The upgraded Momentus Space facility will enable Momentus to scale production, accelerate development cycles, and enhance support for commercial customers and key national security programs, including Golden Dome and MDA SHIELD.
Momentus Space’s new Automation Parkway headquarters is near key suppliers, partners, and talent pools.
Momentus Space’s new facility includes extensive lab space, clean-room capabilities, a machine shop, a robust electrical infrastructure, and a dedicated mission operations center.
Momentus plans to host and operate 10 government and commercial payloads on Vigoride 7 for demonstrations of autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations, in-space assembly technologies, communications systems, and onboard computing.
Momentus launched its Vigoride 7 orbital service vehicle to test and demonstrate next-generation capabilities.
Momentus’ Vigoride-7 satellite is carrying 10 hosted payloads.
Momentus and Velo3D announced flight testing of an additively manufactured fuel tank aboard Momentus’s Vigoride-7 orbital vehicle.
Transporter-16 includes payloads from K2 Space, Momentus, Varda, AAC Clyde Space, Space Norway, NuSat, Muon Space, Capella Space, Satlantis, Spire, PeakSat, and ICEYE.
Momentus and Velo3D conducted an additive-manufactured fuel tank flight test on Vigoride-7.
NASA awarded Momentus a contract in 2025 to support the Space Storms Solar Sail Sentinel Demonstration Study.
Momentus completed the Space Storms Solar Sail Sentinel Demonstration Study and submitted the final report to NASA under the 2025 contract.
The study involves a potential mission based on Momentus’ cislunar-capable Vigoride spacecraft platform.
Kwon Park most recently served as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Momentus.
All Vigoride 7 payloads will be operated through Momentus’ control center in San Jose, California with live mission support extended through remote operations hubs for selected demonstrations.
Momentus has contracts related to Vigoride 7 with NASA’s Johnson Space Center and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.
Momentus is conducting Vigoride 7 activities under contracts with NASA, U.S. Department of War organizations, and commercial customers and partners.
Momentus delivered a Vigoride orbital service vehicle to Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the SpaceX Transporter-16 mission planned for next month.