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The Otter Pup 2 Mission

Building on the heritage of the Otter Pup 1 mission, Otter Pup 2 will conduct rendezvous, proximity operations, and ultimately attempt docking with another spacecraft, an unprepared commercial satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Starfish in the News

Moondust buster? NASA funds far-out research projects, including four in Washington state

GeekWire May 27, 2022
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Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug

GeekWire September 28, 2021
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Op-ed | Clearing space debris is good business

SpaceNews August 12, 2021
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Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses

SpaceNews August 20, 2021
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SDA taps Starfish for first-of-its-kind satellite disposal service

Breaking Defense January 22, 2026
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Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space

Ars Technica December 19, 2025
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Starfish Space ready to launch docking demonstration mission

SpaceNews May 20, 2025
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Starfish Space raises $29M to launch satellite-servicing spacecraft missions

TechCrunch November 13, 2024
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NRO announces space tech agreements with three commercial companies

SpaceNews October 30, 2024
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NASA funds Starfish Space debris inspection mission

SpaceNews September 27, 2024
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Starfish spacecraft will extend the life of an expensive GEO satellite in 2026 mission

TechCrunch June 26, 2024
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New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds

Washington Post June 11, 2024
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Starfish Space lands $37.5 million Space Force contract for on-orbit servicing vehicle

SpaceNews May 20, 2024
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Starfish Space and D-Orbit complete orbital rendezvous, bringing Otter Pup mission to a close

TechCrunch May 7, 2024
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Starfish Space scrubs plan for a satellite rendezvous after thruster suffers anomaly

GeekWire November 10, 2023
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Starfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection

GeekWire October 3, 2023
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Starfish Space pulls Otter Pup servicing vehicle back from ‘the brink of death’

TechCrunch August 29, 2023
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Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral

GeekWire August 29, 2023
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Starfish Space wins $1.8M to keep working on satellite guidance system for Air Force

GeekWire August 8, 2023
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SpaceX launch gives a big sendoff to Starfish Space’s satellite docking craft

GeekWire June 12, 2023
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Starfish Space captures new funding ahead of orbital servicing demo mission

TechCrunch March 8, 2023
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Starfish Space raises $14M to advance development of satellite servicing vehicles

GeekWire March 8, 2023
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Starfish books launch for in-orbit satellite docking mission next fall

SpaceNews November 11, 2022
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Starfish Space reveals ambitious plan to demonstrate satellite docking

GeekWire November 9, 2022
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To keep space safe, Congress must help keep it clean

The Seattle Times September 19, 2022
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