Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and hosted payload services, today announced that it was awarded a NASA contract to support the Space Storms Solar Sail Sentinel Demonstration Study for a potential mission based on the cislunar-capable Vigoride spacecraft platform. Momentus recently completed this study and submitted the final report to NASA under this contract awarded in 2025.

After reviewing the results of this study, NASA may consider awarding a follow-on contract to conduct further study or a flight demonstration of the solar sail through the Flight Opportunities program, managed at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The solar sail would measure 1,652 square meters which is 17,782 square feet or about one-third the size of an American football field. For a flight demonstration, the selected hosted orbital platform provider would be responsible for the bus and system integration of the solar sail technologies delivered by NASA.