Momentus

📢 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: $Momentus(MNTS.US) Momentus Signs LASP Deal to Host Space Weather Instruments on Vigoride-9

👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

➤ 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐬 signed a commercial contract with CU Boulder's 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐏.

➤ Two 𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐒 instruments will be integrated aboard the 𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝟗 OSV.

➤ The mission targets a 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 launch into low Earth orbit.

➤ OWLS will measure atmospheric density waves between 𝟏𝟎𝟎-𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐦 altitude.

➤ Data aims to improve 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, atmospheric drag, and LEO environment models.

➤ Momentus will provide both 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and in-orbit operations for the instruments.

➤ Vigoride-7 launched in March and reportedly achieved 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

➤ Vigoride-8, scheduled for 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕, is 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 supporting NASA missions.

➤ Momentus said 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 is available on the Vigoride-9 mission.

👉 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:

➤ Expands Momentus' 𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and in-space services business.

➤ Space weather data could improve 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and mission planning.

➤ Agreement highlights growing demand for 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 in-orbit infrastructure.

👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:

➤ "Partnering with Momentus allows us to deploy OWLS quickly and efficiently by leveraging its orbital transportation services during the upcoming LEO launch to optimize our latest space weather forecasting instruments." — 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧, OWLS Principal Investigator.

➤ "We are seeing growing demand from commercial customers for orbital hosting and sustained in-orbit operations." — 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐝, Chief Executive Officer of Momentus.

📢 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: Space Economy Market Could Exceed $1 Trillion By 2030

$AST SpaceMobile(ASTS.US) $Rocket Lab(RKLB.US) $SpaceX(SPCX.US) $Planet Labs(PL.US) $BlackSky Tech(BKSY.US) $Redwire(RDW.US) $Momentus(MNTS.US) $Intuitive Machines(LUNR.US)

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it supports forward-looking research on space-based computing and will orderly promote development of the space-compute industry. Space compute—placing chips and servers on satellites to process data in orbit—offers faster, real-time processing and wider coverage. Industry groups forecast the global space economy could exceed $1 trillion by 2030, with space compute a key infrastructure segment. Chinese firms are building larger compute constellations and tackling core technologies; in April a multi-party Space Compute Innovation Center was launched in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and published a priority tech list covering reusable rockets, space photovoltaics, laser communications and radiation-hardened chips, with individual projects eligible for up to 10 million yuan in funding.