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New Brattle Report Quantifies Costs and Detrimental Impact of Delayed Spectrum Deployment

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report prepared for T-Mobile, consultants from The Brattle Group explore the detrimental impact and quantify the costs of delaying spectrum deployment, both for consumers and the telecommunications industry. Read the full report here.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report prepared for T-Mobile, consultants from The Brattle Group explore the detrimental impact and quantify the costs of delaying spectrum deployment, both for consumers and the telecommunications industry.
  • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) successfully completed a mid-band spectrum auction in August 2022, but has so far failed to issue the license to the winners, including T-Mobile.
  • The proposal is to use Special Temporary Authority (STA), a common temporary method to expedite spectrum use in extraordinary circumstances.
  • Over 83 million people would benefit from enhanced mobile and fixed wireless broadband coverage and capacity if all licenses were granted.

Momentus Vigoride-5 Status Update #1

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today announced that its Vigoride-5 Orbital Service Vehicle launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission on January 3 is in good health and that the team is continuing to fully commission the vehicle in preparation for on-orbit operations.

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  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today announced that its Vigoride-5 Orbital Service Vehicle launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission on January 3 is in good health and that the team is continuing to fully commission the vehicle in preparation for on-orbit operations.
  • On Vigoride’s first orbital pass, Momentus confirmed that both solar arrays were deployed, and the vehicle was generating power and charging its batteries.
  • The vehicle’s power and temperatures continue to be within the nominal expected ranges.
  • Read more about the Vigoride-5 mission objectives and customers here .

Momentus First Demonstration Mission Update #3

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Monday, June 13, 2022

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today provided its third Mission Update since the launch of its Vigoride-3 spacecraft on May 25.

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  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today provided its third Mission Update since the launch of its Vigoride-3 spacecraft on May 25.
  • This was the primary purpose of this initial Vigoride mission, said John Rood, CEO of Momentus.
  • As we stated prior to the launch, we fully expected to experience challenges during this test and demonstration mission and to learn from them, which is what we are doing.
  • Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services.

Momentus First Demonstration Mission Update #1

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Friday, May 27, 2022

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today announced a status update on its first demonstration mission.

Key Points: 
  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, today announced a status update on its first demonstration mission.
  • Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services.
  • This press release contains certain statements which may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities laws.
  • Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of Momentus control.