{"id":2642,"date":"2025-10-10T17:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T17:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/momentus-secures-5-1-million-nasa-contract-for-space-based-advanced-materials-production\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T17:55:10","slug":"momentus-secures-5-1-million-nasa-contract-for-space-based-advanced-materials-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/momentus-secures-5-1-million-nasa-contract-for-space-based-advanced-materials-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentus Secures $5.1 Million NASA Contract for Space-Based Advanced Materials Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1760092237893_638956890395981051.png\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"378\" alt=\"Momentus Secures $5.1 Million NASA Contract for Space-Based Advanced Materials Production\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1760092237893_638956890395981051.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1760092237893_638956890395981051.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"378\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Momentus<\/strong>, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced that it was awarded a $5.1 million contract on September 26 by NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program to support the Commercial Orbital System for Microgravity In-Space Crystallization (COSMIC) demonstration, a pioneering technology designed to leverage the microgravity environment of space to advance crystal growth for pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and advanced materials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of this mission, Momentus\u2019 Vigoride orbital service vehicle will serve as the next-generation orbital platform to host the COSMIC payloads. Vigoride\u2019s modular design and precision maneuvering capabilities make it an ideal platform for sustained microgravity experiments and commercial manufacturing in low Earth orbit. \u201cMomentus is proud to support NASA and the COSMIC mission with our versatile Vigoride platform,\u201d said <strong>John Rood<\/strong><strong>, CEO of Momentus<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to play a key role in this flight test that seeks to unlock new frontiers in space-based manufacturing and usher in a new era where microgravity becomes a driver of innovation and economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Momentus Secures Contract from NASA to Demonstrate Advanced Thruster Technology in Space<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A collaborative effort between SpaceWorks Enterprises and Astral Materials, COSMIC was selected in June 2025 as a winner of the NASA TechLeap Prize\u2019s Space Technology Payload Challenge. The COSMIC demonstration flight builds on decades of scientific research aboard the International Space Station and is a step toward commercializing in-space production. While on-orbit, SpaceWorks and Astral Materials payload will demonstrate a novel semiconductor manufacturing technology. By partnering with NASA, Momentus aims to accelerate innovation and bring space-enhanced products back to Earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced that it was awarded a $5.1 million contract on September 26 by NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program to support the Commercial Orbital System for Microgravity In-Space Crystallization (COSMIC) demonstration, a pioneering technology designed to leverage the microgravity environment of space [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,20],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}