VISION

TODAY MOVES US to TOMORRoW

As we continue to develop new technologies and improve the capabilities of our rides, we will continually introduce more services, each contributing to the further industrialization of space. To realize a future where humanity is equipped with all it needs to flourish throughout the solar system, we need to be able to mine, manufacture, build, and generate power in space. Momentus will make this possible.

OUR CORNERSTONE
PROPULSION INNOVATION
MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL PROPULSION PROPELLED BY WATER
  • EFFICIENT
    With a considerably higher specific impulse than chemical propulsion, we expect 3x less propellant will be needed to deliver satellites and cargo to their target orbits.
  • FAST
    We believe our vehicles, driven by our water plasma propulsion technology, will complete trips faster by having more thrust per unit of electrical power supplied than systems using ion drives or other types of conventional electric propulsion.
  • LOW-COST
    Due to the simplicity of our propulsion system, water tank, and feed systems, Momentus’ vehicles will be extremely inexpensive to manufacture. We expect to be able to pass those savings on to our customers.
  • SUSTAINABLE
    Water is abundant in space. It exists on the nearest celestial bodies to us, specifically, the Moon, Mars, and many near-Earth asteroids. We envision in the future being able to use water extracted from these locations to propel our vehicles and the payloads we carry.
  • SAFE
    Unlike the fuel for ion engines and chemical propellants (liquid oxygen, hydrogen, hydrazine, xenon) which are either cryogenic or toxic and highly pressurized, water can be stored safely in low pressure tanks and poses no risk of combustion or explosion. We believe this will make our vehicles that use water plasma propulsion easy to launch and operate in space.
  • VERSATILE
    Water is so much more than a propellant, providing radiation shielding for human space exploration and for crew consumption along the way.
ROADMAP
2025
2030
2035
2025
MANUFACTURING & ASSEMBLY
We aim to be able to provide a full range of infrastructure services in microgravity and deep vacuum, which will open the door to infinite manufacturing possibilities. Impossibly large next-generation structures will continue to pave new paths for even greater human development in space.
2030
DATA PROCESSING & SPACE SOLAR
Energy generated by space solar power stations in low earth orbit will power gigantic space-based data-processing centers. Inevitably, massive amounts of energy produced in geosynchronous orbit could be beamed safely to Earth using microwaves and giant rectennas in the Earth’s deserts.
2035
ASTEROID & MOON MINING
The abundance of water in asteroids, on the Moon, and Mars and the ease of extraction and storage, secure water as the first viable extraterrestrially mined resource. Iron and nickel exist in abundance in space and make great construction materials, as well as regolith for radiation shielding for permanent human habitats. Precious and rare metals, with enormously large concentrations in some types of asteroids, will equally contribute to the industries of the future.

FIRST MOVER,
MASSIVE MOMENTUM

Momentus stands apart from other companies because of our laser-focused business strategy: space infrastructure services. We are the first company in our class paving the way for a robust in-space economy. If this vision excites you, consider joining our team.

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