Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has provided their third Mission Update since the launch of the Vigoride-3 spacecraft on May 25. As previously stated in earlier updates on the inaugural flight of the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), the spacecraft experienced anomalies after its launch on May 25. Since that time, the […]
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UPDATE: The Vigoride OTV’s 1st Demo Flight Finds Momentus Working On Clearing Anomalies
Momentus Inc. has a status update regarding the company’s first demo mission. Momentus has established two-way contact with the Vigoride Orbital Transfer Vehicle and, as is often the case with a new spacecraft, there have been some initial anomalies. The company is using an unplanned frequency as they work through this ‘challenge’ and are applying […]
Spaceflight launches five customer payloads aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission and debuts the firm’s latest OTV — Sherpa-AC
Spaceflight Inc. has contacted its Sherpa-AC vehicle and confirmed the vehicle is operating nominally. This is the debut launch of Sherpa-AC, the latest variation in the company’s Sherpa orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) portfolio. The Transporter 5 rideshare mission on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral on May 25 headed to SSO, […]
The Inaugural Launch Of Momentus’ Vigoride OTV Cleared By The FAA
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has received a favorable determination from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the company’s application for payload review in support of their inaugural flight of the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-5 mission targeted for launch this month. The FAA favorable determination marks Momentus’ […]
Spaceflight’s 50th Mission All Groomed + Set For A Rocket Lab Electron Launch
Spaceflight Inc. is preparing for their 50th mission, which will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket no earlier than April 22. The RL-9 mission, called “There and Back Again,” is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Following this launch, Spaceflight will have successfully launched 448 spacecraft across 50 […]
Kleos Space Reports Successful Contact With Their Patrol Mission Smallsats
Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1) has confirmed that the first two Patrol Mission satellites (KSF2-C and KSF2-D) were successfully deployed from D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) and contact has been established. The remaining two Patrol satellites (KSF2-A and KSF3-B) are expected to be deployed into a different orbit from the transfer vehicle […]
ReOrbit + TransAstra Sign Spacecraft Development + Logistics Contracts
TransAstra, a provider of orbital logistics and space domain awareness solutions, and ReOrbit, a provider of software defined smallsats for beyond LEO missions, announced they have signed binding contracts for initial spacecraft development and orbital logistics services. Under these contracts, TransAstra will provide mission definition and engineering analysis for TransAstra ’s Worker Bee™ orbital transfer […]
Exotrail Signs A Launch Service Agreement With SpaceX To Launch Their SpaceVan™ OTV Mission
Exotrail has officially released the firm’s new, in-space, mobility service which is delivered by their SpaceVan™, a unique Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). The debut SpaceVan™ mission will launch onboard a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in October 2023 following a launch service agreement signed between Exotrail and SpaceX. At least three subsequent missions are planned throughout […]
Investments Into Atomos Space Garners Million$ For OTV Tech Development
Atomos Space has announced that an investment from Cantos Ventures has brought the company’s total capital raised in 2021 to $5 million — Cantos, an experienced deep tech investor, joined this round with another undisclosed aerospace investor to realize the future of space mobility and logistics. Atomos Space, based in Denver, Colorado, is building Orbital […]
Benchmark’s Non-Toxic Chemical Propulsion System Integrated Into Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC OTV + Ready For Transporter 3 Mission
With milestone hot fire engine tests of its Halcyon Avant non-toxic chemical propulsion system completed at its Pleasanton, California, facility, Benchmark Space Systems‘ highly-anticipated system has been integrated into Spaceflight Inc.’s first Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). The propulsive OTV is set for launch on the SpaceX Transporter 3 mission that is scheduled for liftoff […]