Artist's rendering of Momentus Vigoride moving a satellite to a new location in low Earth orbit. Credit: Momentus

Momentus signs in-space transportation pact

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In-space transportation startup Momentus announced Feb. 6 the first contract for its Vigoride and Vigoride Extended satellite repositioning services at the SmallSat Symposium here.

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This is an artist's rendering of Fervoride, Momentus' space tug to move spacecraft, including telecommunications satellites and deep space missions, to their desired orbits. Credit: Momentus

Momentus raises $8.3 million for last-mile spacecraft delivery

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Space transportation startup Momentus raised $8.3 million in seed funding for its business of offering satellite operators rides from one orbit to another, the Santa, Clara, California company announced Nov. 14.

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This is an image of Momentus' Ardor thruster for Ardoride, a multi-kilowatts propulsion system the firm is developing to power 500 to 1,000-kilogram spacecrafts. Momentus is testing the technology in its laboratory and plans to fly it for the first time in 2020. Credit: Momentus

Introducing Momentus, a Silicon Valley startup focused on water plasma engines

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Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich is backing Momentus, a Silicon Valley startup developing water plasma engines.

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