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The Federal Aviation Administration denied Momentus’ payload review for a planned launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-2 mission on 2021-05-11 based on a finding that the launch would jeopardize U.S. national security.
Mikhail Kokorich and Lev Khasis are completely divested from Momentus as of 2021-06-09.
Momentus missed the opportunity to launch its first tug Vigoride-1 on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 rideshare mission in January because it could not complete a Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation payload review in time.
Momentus signed a national security agreement with the U.S. Defense Department and Treasury Department on 2021-06-09.
Lockheed Martin removed Momentus from a NASA-funded technology demonstration mission that Lockheed was awarded in October 2020.
Fred Kennedy is the President of Momentus Space.
Momentus plans to raise $310,000,000 to support its Vigoride service by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company.
Shareholders in Stable Road Acquisition Corporation approved an extension on 2025-05-13 to complete the SPAC merger with Momentus following delays caused by U.S. government reviews over foreign ownership concerns.
Momentus and some other Starburst portfolio companies that are not space-related are on course to raise significant sums 2021 by going public through mergers with special purpose acquisition companies.
On 2021-05-11, the Federal Aviation Administration denied Momentus’ payload review application for flying its first two tugs on a SpaceX rideshare launch scheduled in June.
In March, Mikhail Kokorich and Brainyspace LLC, a firm owned by Momentus co-founder Lev Khasis and his wife, agreed to divest their shares within three years.
Momentus spent months addressing foreign ownership concerns raised early 2021 by the U.S. Defense Department.
The Department of Defense concerns led to the FAA failing to grant approval in time for Momentus’ Vigoride-1 tug to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 rideshare mission in January 2025.
If Stable Road does not achieve the 65% approval threshold by the 2025-05-13 deadline, the merger with Momentus will be off and the SPAC will be liquidated to shareholders at $10.03 per share.
Stable Road Acquisition Corporation is seeking shareholder approval for a three-month extension to complete its merger with Momentus, moving the deadline from 2025-05-13 to 2025-08-13.
Momentus executives were hopeful in 2025-05-05 that the FAA would approve Vigoride-1 and Vigoride-2 for launch in 2025-06-01.
Momentus acknowledged that it will not be able to launch the first two Vigoride tugs in June 2025.
Mikhail Kokorich and Brainyspace LLC, a firm owned by co-founder Lev Khasis and his wife, agreed in March 2025 to divest their Momentus shares within three years.
Momentus sought the FAA payload review in order to be part of a SpaceX dedicated rideshare launch scheduled for June 2025.
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation notified Momentus on 2025-05-10 that it had denied the company’s application for a payload review.