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| We think we have an even stronger set of teammates who have previously won SDA contracts |
| One, advancing our differentiated technology with demonstrated competitive advantages and gaining flight heritage |
| Our launch heritage places us at the forefront of this expanding market and we believe we possess key competitive advantages with our differentiated orbital service vehicle and satellite bus |
| The market opportunity for Momentus is substantial and experiencing strong growth |
| The progress that we've made on those earlier missions and the flight heritage we've gained has positioned us better in the market than at the start of the company because customers are sensitive to whether you have flight heritage |
| So we're very optimistic about the progress of the M-1000 and eager to leverage the flight heritage of our big ride Orbital Service Vehicle as we market it |
| Potential customers are telling us the M-1000 has a very good value proposition, and that's why they're reacting positively to it |
| We feel the M-1000 is a differentiated product because it has higher relative power, a flexible configuration, the ability to carry a larger payload, and we're able to produce them at a low cost |
| Third, we continue to operate two of our Vigoride orbital service vehicles in orbit, successfully demonstrating our core technology and gaining valuable flight heritage that we believe is a competitive advantage |
| Fourth, we continue to lean into significant markets where we believe Momentus has clear advantages |
| We are excited to continue the momentum in 2024, and unlike many of our competitors, are already well positioned with SpaceX to continue customer deliveries |
| We're seeing solid interest in our satellite bus and are working toward expanding our footprint within this large and mature market |
| The flexibility, payload capacity, and power available on the Vigoride OSV and M-1000 satellite bus, make them well-positioned to support a range of national security missions, like space situational awareness, surveillance, reconnaissance, and other tasks |
| We're confident in our capabilities and solutions, and we understand it may take some time to grow into the defense industry leader we aim to be |
| And we have executed well to meet our customer commitments |
| In addition, our hosted payload services enabled Caltech to conduct an innovative demonstration using cutting edge space technology to meet our needs on Earth by successfully collecting solar power in space and beaming it to Earth |
| Momentus seeks to grow in the space market and we believe our value proposition and differentiated capabilities support that goal |
| And again, we do feel like we're better positioned for a contract award under the Tranche 2 tracking layer competition than we were under the Alpha competition |
| We are optimistic about our prospects here |
| This provides confidence as well as identifying areas for improvement as Momentus continues development of this technology |
| The M-1000 Satellite Bus is based on our successful and flight-proven Vigoride orbital service vehicle and offers a low-cost, flexible, and capable bus for government and commercial customers |
| So we're optimistic about the possibilities for future growth |
| I would say we're very encouraged by the positive reaction we're getting to the M-1000 rollout |
| We're proud that the MET has shown its ability to operate as intended to perform these missions in space |
| Fourth, positioning the business for greater growth in the large and growing satellite bus market and emerging market for in-space logistics and satellite servicing, refueling, and de-orbit |
| We are proud of the performance of our Vigoride vehicle and see multiple use cases for it, particularly in support of more complex missions |
| The commercial space market climbed nearly 8%, reaching over $427 billion |
| government customers responsible for national security missions are demonstrating interest in these capabilities |
| On a non-GAAP basis, our adjusted EBITDA was negative $10.6 million for Q3 of 2023, a sequential improvement of approximately $4.1 million from Q2 of 2023, and $5.5 million better as compared to Q3 of 2022 |
| We had $15.3 million in operating expenses during Q3, which was a 30% year-over-year improvement from the third quarter in the year prior |
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| In addition, if the capital raised by the company is insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production at a profit, the company's operations could be curtailed or ceased |
| It's important to note that any capital raised by the company, that it's important to note that if any capital raised by the company is insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production at a profit, the company's operations could be curtailed or ceased |
| That said, we continue to face the headwinds of navigating a shortening cash runway |
| Similar to our Q2 earnings released earlier this year, our 10-Q will include language evaluating whether there are conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern |
| When taking into account certain external factors, this analysis concluded that given our current cash balance, the company is unable to meet its obligations for the next 12 months |
| companies and international competitors who cannot meet the needs of these large Defense Department customers and the international competitors who cannot meet the needs of these large Defense Department customers |
| We invested approximately $12.8 million in operating activities during Q3 as detailed in our 10-Q statement of cash flows, sequentially down $1.8 million as compared to $14.6 million in Q2 2023 and down $12.8 million or 50% lower as compared to $25.6 million in Q3 of 2022 |
| Non-GAAP R&D expenses for the third quarter of 2023 total approximately $5.5 million, down $4 million from Q2 of 2023 |
| Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication |
| Towards the end of Q2 2023, we reduced our headcount consisting of both full-time employees and contractors by approximately 30% to substantially reduce our burn rate while retaining the talent we need to execute on our key near-term initiatives |
| So it comes as no surprise that the U.S |
| officials, like Space Force Chief of Space Operations, General Saltzman, have discussed as a critical need in the highly contested space environment |
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