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Momentus Provides Update on 2023 Missions
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMomentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (\"Momentus\" or the \"Company\"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today announced an update on its 2023 launch schedule with the Company planning three launches of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) this year.\n\n\"We are pleased with the operational progress that the Company continues to make in the production, testing, and on-orbit operation of our spacecraft,\" said Momentus Chief Executive Officer John Rood. \"We look forward to continuing to demonstrate our technology and support our customers with space infrastructure solutions.\"\n\nThe Company is adjusting its 2023 launch plans and will fly a total of three Vigoride OSVs in 2023 on the SpaceX Transporter-6, 7, and 9 missions. Following Vigoride-5, which launched on the Transporter-6 mission on January 3, Vigoride-6 is next scheduled for launch on the Transporter-7 mission, targeted for April 2023. Vigoride-7, which will mark Momentus' fourth OSV mission, will now fly on Transporter-9, targeted for launch in October 2023, rather than on the Transporter-8 mission slated for June.\n\nMore information about Momentus' 2023 missions is below:\n\nVigoride-5\n\nYesterday, Momentus provided an update on its Vigoride-5 OSV. As commissioning operations advance, the OSV remains in good health, and the vehicle's power and thermal systems continue to be within the nominal ranges. The solar arrays are fully deployed and generating power within nominal ranges. Both uplink and downlink communications with the vehicle are healthy. Recent activities have included tuning the performance of the attitude determination system and completing pressurization of the vehicle's propulsion system. As part of the commissioning campaign, a spacecraft camera has now been activated and has begun returning images of the spacecraft, which are used for engineering evaluation. Read the full update here.\n\nVigoride-6\n\nMomentus has completed the assembly of the Vigoride 6 vehicle. The Company also recently completed vibration and thermal testing of its Vigoride-6 OSV. The testing conducted at Experior Laboratories exposed the Vigoride spacecraft to the forces and environmental factors it may experience during launch and in space. Vigoride-6 is scheduled to launch...