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We are building the infrastructure for humanity’s expansion into space.

Since our founding in 2019, our mission has been clear: to enable affordable, available satellite servicing. We believe humans are meant to expand throughout the universe; our novel technology will help us autonomously build the future off-world economy.

We are an execution-first team.

At Starfish Space, our story is rewritten every day by a team of some of the most talented humans on the planet, though our passion lies decidedly off-planet.

We test early and often and are committed to building a presence in space that is affordable and available. This vision started with founders Austin Link and Trevor Bennett, but is carried forward by every person that makes up the Starfish Space team.

Meet our team members

Austin Link

Co-founder Aerospace Engineering, Purdue Physics, Stanford

Trevor Bennett

Co-founder PhD Aerospace Engineering University of Colorado Boulder

Adam Herrmann

Flight Algorithms PhD Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado, Boulder

Aldo Siananta

Technician Engineering Arizona State University

Alex Coultrup

Business Development Human Factors and Space Policy Florida Institute of Technology

Alex Gonring

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Alex Herbets

Business Development Electrical Engineering, MBA Georgia Tech, Chicago Booth

Amar Bhatt

Project Execution MS Engineering Management Arizona State University

Alyssa Jones

Operations Manager Deaf Education Texas Women’s University

Amelia Dumovic

Flight Algorithms Electrical Engineering University of Washington

Andrew Gerth

Satellite Systems MS Astronautical Engineering University of Southern California

Andy Wilcox

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Anik Joshi

Project Execution Economics & Political Science Rutgers University

Anna Miller

Space Robotics Civil Engineering, UAA Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth

Ari Juster

Business Operations Economics Northwestern

Arthur Klinkefus

Technician U.S. Navy

Asher Smith

Flight Algorithms MS Aerospace Engineering Embry-Riddle

Augie Collins

Satellite Systems Mechanical Engineering University of Washington

Azalea Andrews

Satellite Systems Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Texas A&M

Ben Ponto

Mission Manager PhD Chemical Engineering University of Washington

Brendan Hagan

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Brendan Hurley

Satellite Systems Electrical & Computer Engineering Oregon State

Brian Cruz

Space Robotics Electrical Engineering Caltech

Callum Burgess

Flight Algorithms MS Computer Science Stanford

Cameron McCoy

Flight Algorithms Computer Engineering Purdue

Cameron Selby

Flight Algorithms MS Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon

Cappie Pomeroy

Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Carl Hulit

Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering Duke University

Chris Glasnapp

Flight Algorithms Computer Science Virginia Polytechnic

Chris Sembroski

Project Execution MS Aeronautics Embry-Riddle

Clayton Baumgart

Flight Algorithms Mechanical Engineering Columbia University

Collin Pernu

Space Robotics Electrical Engineering University of Washington

Dahlia Baker

Flight Algorithms PhD Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder

David Streng

Flight Algorithms MS Mechanical Engineering Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Drew Galbraith

Flight Algorithms Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology

Eiji Shibata

Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Elliott Schwartz

Flight Algorithms MS Engineering-Robotics University of Pennsylvania

Emily Rosok

Operations Manager English Western Washington University

Eva Kloiber

Satellite Systems Electrical Engineering University of Michigan

Fabiola Portillo

IT & Business Operations Mechanical Engineering Cal State Long Beach

Griffin Avery Tucker

Flight Algorithms Computer Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Griffin Hentzen

Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering Purdue University

Ian Heidenberger

Space Robotics Aerospace Engineering University of Southern California

Islam Nazmy

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Jackie Linevsky

Project Execution MBA, MS Astronomy and Space Sciences Cornell

Jeff Liu

Project Execution Information and Computer Science University of California, Irvine

Jen Thompson

Marketing and Business Operations Journalism University of Oregon

Jesse Adams

Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering Purdue

John Cast

Flight Algorithms Electrical Engineering, Stanford MS Robotics, Johns Hopkins University

Jonathan Kneller

Project Execution Technology and International Affairs George Washington University

Josh Kremers

Flight Algorithms Engineering, Data Science University of Michigan

Kit Kennedy

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kush Shah

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Lee Morris

Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering Embry-Riddle

Lizzie Kimmel

Satellite Systems MA Aerospace Engineering Georgia Tech

Luis Vidal

Business Development MS Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech MBA Harvard

Margot Ruthardt

Flight Algorithms Computer Engineering Penn State University

Matthew Adkins

Satellite Systems MS Mechanical Engineering Arizona State

Michael Hibbard

Flight Algorithms PhD Aerospace Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Michael Hlas

Project Execution Computer Science University of North Dakota

Michael Madrid

Business Development Aerospace Engineering Naval Academy

Michael Magnin

Satellite Systems M.Eng. / Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University

Morgan Herlocker

Flight Algorithms Philosophy College of Charleston

Nathan Drzadinski

Satellite Systems Electrical Engineering Purdue University

Neel Mondal

Space Robotics Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT

Nicolas Chu

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering University of Washington

Nicole Brown

Mission Manager MBA University of Washington

Patrick Zhang-Vaughn

Flight Algorithms Computer Science University of Maryland

Price Ludwig

Flight Algorithms Computer Science University of Washington

Rachel Harris

Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering University of Tennessee

Rachel Price

Satellite Systems MS Advanced Aeronautical Engineering Imperial College London

Rachel Rise

Systems Engineer Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder

Randall Kliman

Flight Algorithms MS Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Tech

Robby Cato

Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering MIT

Ryan Henderson

Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering Purdue

Sean Burchesky

Space Robotics SB Physics, MIT PhD Physics, Harvard

Sofia Kwok

Space Robotics MS Robotics Carnegie Mellon

Steven Liu

Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tiffany Le

Project Execution Aerospace Engineering, Purdue MBA, Indiana

Tucker Ward

Business Operations Computer Science, Stanford MBA, Harvard

Zach Sabin

Flight Algorithms Computer Science Johns Hopkins

What’s in a name?

Why “Starfish”? Starfish are known as a “keystone species,” meaning they are vital to their habitat, and hold together the complex web of relationships in an ecosystem. We believe Starfish Space has a similar mission: to maintain and uplift the ecosystem of space, supporting its growth, health, and long-term viability for human expansion.

Our Investors

We are proud to be venture-backed and supported by prominent organizations in the space and startup ecosystems.