Momentus, a commercial space company specializing in satellite solutions and in-space services, announced their CEO John Rood is scheduled to speak along with a panel of industry leaders at the SmallSat Symposium 2026 on February 11, 2026, in Mountain View, California. The panel is titled “Golden Dome: Harnessing SmallSat Agility for Responsive, Integrated, and Resilient Defense Systems.”
The Golden Dome session is anticipated to focus on how small satellite architectures are reshaping defense readiness, enabling faster deployment, greater resilience, and more distributed capabilities.
In December 2025, Momentus was among the companies awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of War’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract vehicle.
- Contract ceiling: up to $151 billion over 10 years
- Scope: missile tracking, resilient communications, technology demonstrations, space-based sensors, and other national defense missions
- Structure: recurring task orders expected across multiple mission areas
This selection provides Momentus with the ability to compete for rapid award task orders, positioning the company to participate in one of the largest long-term modernization efforts in the national security space sector.
Rood is expected to emphasize the increasing importance of on-orbit mobility, a capability Momentus is actively developing through its in-space transportation and repositioning services. As defense agencies look for ways to maneuver, refresh, and reconstitute space assets more quickly, mobility is becoming a critical requirement. Momentus believes that its technology roadmap aligns with these needs, potentially strengthening the company’s positioning in future government and commercial procurement cycles.
The SmallSat Symposium is one of the most influential gatherings in the small satellite sector, drawing leaders from across commercial space, defense, and investment communities.
