Space defense

Momentus

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Momentus is a space infrastructure services company. As a first mover, Momentus will offer the most basic, foundational services that enable businesses to flourish in space. With their experienced team of aerospace, propulsion, and robotics engineers, Momentus makes and operates cost-effective and energy-efficient in-space transport and service veh

Founded 2017Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Momentus is a space infrastructure services company. As a first mover, Momentus will offer the most basic, foundational services that enable businesses to flourish in space. With their experienced team of aerospace, propulsion, and robotics engineers, Momentus makes and operates cost-effective and energy-efficient in-space transport and service vehicles that utilize water plasma propulsion technology. Momentus has service agreements in place with numerous private satellite companies, government agencies, and research organizations.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Space defenseInfrastructureBusinessesEnterpriseServices

Founders & team

Previously Space Apprentices Enterprise, Momentus Space, MOMENTUS

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Mikhail Kokorich

Founder

Physicist, self-taught engineer, involuntary entrepreneur. Lots of companies in the past, most of them failed. But some have succeeded. 2 times YC founder.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
125team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2017 · Source

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Santa Clara, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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