Momentus Inc (MNTS) said Monday it has entered into a Space Act Agreement to expand its collaboration with NASA on a mission demonstrating in-orbit servicing, rendezvous and proximity operations, and formation flying.
Under the agreement, Momentus will deliver a NASA CubeSat to low Earth orbit aboard its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle. NASA's R5 Spacecraft 10 will act as a free-flying imager to assess spacecraft health and performance. The demonstration is funded and managed by NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program and the Johnson Space Center.
The mission will also support Momentus' Low-Cost Multispectral RPO Sensor demonstration for the U.S. Air Force's SPACEWERX program and include inter-satellite data transfer tests.
Vigoride 7, which is fully booked for hosted payloads, is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 2026 on a SpaceX Transporter mission.