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Momentus Receives Milestone Payments for Successful Execution of DARPA Contract For Assembly of Large Structures in Space
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 01, 2025--Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, technologies, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has been successfully executing Phase 3 of a contract from a U.S. Department of Defense organization, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of the assembly of large scale structures. The mission will launch on an upcoming
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