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- Starfish Space’s first Otter servicing vehicle slated for Transporter-18 NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 Starfish Space has confirmed that its first full-scale Otter satellite servicing vehicle is complete and…
- Starfish Space raises more than $100 million SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2026 WASHINGTON — Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million to scale up production of its satellite servicing spacecraft. Seattle-based Starfish announced April 7 it closed a Series B round led by Point72 Ventures, rai...
- Starfish Space finds a new partner for docking demonstration mission SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2026 Starfish Space has changed plans for a docking demonstration mission after its original partner backed out.
- Space Force awards $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space for GEO servicing vehicle SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 Starfish’s Otter spacecraft will support relocation and life extension of military satellites
- Starfish Space wins SDA contract to deorbit satellites SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2026 Starfish Space has won a contract from the Space Development Agency to deorbit satellites in a missile-tracking and communications constellation, evidence that deorbiting services are moving into the mainstream.
- Starfish Space announce Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity mission success with Impulse Space NASASpaceflight · 15 Dec 2025 Starfish Space and Impulse Space have revealed the successful execution of the “Remora” mission, marking…
- Starfish Space and Impulse Space demonstrate autonomous spacecraft proximity operations SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2025 Two space companies have collaborated to demonstrate automated close approaches between spacecraft using a single camera as the primary sensor.
- Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2025 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation and the example set by prime contractor Northrop Grumman. “There is no shame in say...
- Starfish Space ready to launch docking demonstration mission SpaceNews · 20 May 2025 Satellite servicing company Starfish Space is ready to launch its second mission, a spacecraft that will attempt to dock with another spacecraft on the same launch.
- Starfish Space announces plans for first commercial satellite docking NASASpaceflight · 20 May 2025 A new mission will aim to complete the first commercial satellite docking in low Earth…
- Satellite-servicing startup Starfish Space raises $29 million SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2024 Starfish Space develops autonomous satellite servicing vehicles for extending satellite lifespans and removing space debris
- NRO announces space tech agreements with three commercial companies SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2024 Cognitive Space, Impulse Space and Starfish Space win study contracts for “Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement”
- NASA funds Starfish Space debris inspection mission SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 NASA awarded a $15 million contract to Starfish Space to fund development of a debris inspection mission as the agency examines the future of a bigger satellite servicing project.
- Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission NASA · 25 Sep 2024 NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturing and repairing or removing the satellites. The agency has award...
- Starfish Space to extend Intelsat satellite life in first commercial mission SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 Starfish Space aims to extend the operational life of a geostationary Intelsat satellite in 2026 after reaching a deal for its first commercial servicing mission.
- Starfish Space lands $37.5 million Space Force contract for on-orbit servicing vehicle SpaceNews · 20 May 2024 Starfish’s Otter space tug would provide “augmented maneuvering” capabilities to military satellites
- Starfish Space To Develop Satellite Guidance Software For US Air Force The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2023 Starfish Space has secured a $1.8 million investment from the U.S. Air Force's AFWERX technology accelerator to advance its groundbreaking satellite guidance software.
- Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023 Starfish Space has secured $1.8 million from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software, the in-orbit servicing startup announced Aug. 8.
- Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2023 Starfish Space has raised $14 million for its planned satellite life extension and debris removal service in a funding round led by insurance giant Munich Re, the startup announced March 8.
- Starfish books launch for in-orbit satellite docking mission next fall SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 Starfish Space said Nov. 9 it plans to perform the first satellite docking test using electric propulsion next fall, when its Otter Pup demonstrator will attempt to rendezvous with another spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
- Starfish Space raises $7 million for constellation-managing space tugs SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 Starfish Space has raised $7 million to develop space tugs that aim to extend the lives of satellites, move them to different orbits and remove debris.
- Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs SpaceNews · 21 May 2021 Starfish Space, a startup founded by former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, is developing space tugs to help manage rapidly growing megaconstellations.