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Starfish Space Co-Founder, giving life to on-orbit services IOWA - Stanford - Purdue - Blue Origin - Starfish Also basketball
Kent, WA
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Lowest cost RPO mission ever?
Huge thank you to great partners like @GoToImpulse and @Trl11_Inc
Surprise! Mission accomplished. We just executed Remora, our first closed-loop rendezvous mission, in orbit. The entire operation relied on a single camera sensor and peripheral flight computer, an industry first. The Remora mission was developed in just nine months with our partners @GoToImpulse, and quietly launched earlier this year on board Impulse’s LEO Express 2 Mira.
See our full press release here: starfishspace.com/press-rele…
Solving problems (satellite docking) with software instead of hardware makes us commercially viable.
Also helps us move faster and be more flexible.
As we get closer to launching Otter Pup 2, we’re rolling out a video series to take you behind the scenes of the mission. We’ll share why this small satellite is so special and what makes this mission unique.
Check out Episode 1 now for a closer look at our software-first design and our approach to making satellite servicing economically viable at scale.
Join us in the exciting journey of Otter Pup 2!
This fall @StarfishSpace Otter Pup 2 Mission will attempt docking with another satellite.
This opens up the future of RPOD-centric space activity like life extension, satellite disposal, and more.
We'll share more as we go!
spacenews.com/starfish-space…
This is really amazing for a first flight, congrats to @blueorigin !
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When we started our fifth anniversary celebration, we promised to reveal the fourth technology we’ve developed to enable Otter missions. Today, we’re unveiling Manta!
Manta is an articulating boom that Otter uses for precision thrusting while docked with a client satellite. Manta enables Otter to provide life extension and disposal services to satellites of all shapes and sizes.
Check out a scaled-down prototype of Manta in action on the test stand earlier this year:
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Announcing $29M in new funding led by @ShieldCapVC! This funding will support the development of our first Otter servicing vehicles, which will perform missions for Intelsat, the U.S. Space Force, and NASA.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/13/st…
Full press release here: starfishspace.com/press-rele…
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Keeping it SSPICY
The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission has an innovative approach to inspect inoperable space satellites in low Earth orbit. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4dntyAq
ALT Starfish Space has been awarded SBIR Phase III funding for a mission to inspect defunct satellites to increase opportunities to mitigate space debris. An artist’s concept image shows the company’s Otter spacecraft, which is capable of inspecting and deorbiting defunct spacecraft, in orbit.
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Cool to see this great @wapodavenport article about @StarfishSpace and other space companies in print! – at Washington, DC
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It's been too long since we covered rockets, satellites, and the physics of space.
@AustinLink joins us to give the 2024 space industry update and share what @StarfishSpace is up to with their self-driving satellite (that docks with other satellites).
acquired.fm/episodes/the-spa…
A huge milestone, and a great way to end the Otter Pup mission!
🌟🛰️ Otter Pup News! We have successfully completed an on-orbit rendezvous between Otter Pup and a @D_Orbit ION spacecraft. On Friday, April 19th, Otter Pup pointed its cameras and captured images of ION within close proximity. Read more at: techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/st…
Great work by @blueorigin using BE-4s to take a rocket to orbit!
geekwire.com/2024/astrobotic…
Otter Pup died on orbit while spinning. Twice! But now it's not only alive, it's no longer rotating!
This is the first time we've done something really hard in space. Still a lot to go for the Otter Pup mission, but we get a chance to make it happen!
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.@SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket gives a big sendoff to @StarfishSpace's #OtterPup satellite docking craft and dozens of other payloads: geekwire.com/2023/spacex-sta… #Transporter8
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The Journey of Otter Pup: Launch Day
Otter Pup is set to launch later today on SpaceX's Transporter-8!
Stay tuned, the journey to docking a satellite has only just begun. Watch the launch here: youtube.com/watch?v=zO3luySk…
#otterpup #dockasatellite
Thrilled to get to work with @MunichReVC and other great investors like @jim_adler, @ChrisAbshire_ , @gilbert, @adrianfenty, @mpalank101, and @beller!
$14M more for Starfish Space to build the Otter for satellite servicing! Led by @MunichReVC !!
techcrunch.com/2023/03/08/st…
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Publicly released for the first time: the Otter Pup as it heads into thermal testing!
The Otter Pup. Docking in orbit in 2023.
youtube.com/watch?v=QLWut6TF…