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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).
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Starfish in the News
Moondust buster? NASA funds far-out research projects, including four in Washington state
GeekWireMay 27, 2022
Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug
GeekWireSeptember 28, 2021
Op-ed | Clearing space debris is good business
SpaceNewsAugust 12, 2021
Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses
SpaceNewsAugust 20, 2021
SDA taps Starfish for first-of-its-kind satellite disposal service
Breaking DefenseJanuary 22, 2026
Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space
Ars TechnicaDecember 19, 2025
Starfish Space ready to launch docking demonstration mission
SpaceNewsMay 20, 2025
Starfish Space raises $29M to launch satellite-servicing spacecraft missions
TechCrunchNovember 13, 2024
NRO announces space tech agreements with three commercial companies
SpaceNewsOctober 30, 2024
NASA funds Starfish Space debris inspection mission
SpaceNewsSeptember 27, 2024
Starfish spacecraft will extend the life of an expensive GEO satellite in 2026 mission
TechCrunchJune 26, 2024
New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds
Washington PostJune 11, 2024
Starfish Space lands $37.5 million Space Force contract for on-orbit servicing vehicle
SpaceNewsMay 20, 2024
Starfish Space and D-Orbit complete orbital rendezvous, bringing Otter Pup mission to a close
TechCrunchMay 7, 2024
Starfish Space scrubs plan for a satellite rendezvous after thruster suffers anomaly
GeekWireNovember 10, 2023
Starfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection
GeekWireOctober 3, 2023
Starfish Space pulls Otter Pup servicing vehicle back from ‘the brink of death’
TechCrunchAugust 29, 2023
Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral
GeekWireAugust 29, 2023
Starfish Space wins $1.8M to keep working on satellite guidance system for Air Force
GeekWireAugust 8, 2023
SpaceX launch gives a big sendoff to Starfish Space’s satellite docking craft
GeekWireJune 12, 2023
Starfish Space captures new funding ahead of orbital servicing demo mission
TechCrunchMarch 8, 2023
Starfish Space raises $14M to advance development of satellite servicing vehicles
GeekWireMarch 8, 2023
Starfish books launch for in-orbit satellite docking mission next fall
SpaceNewsNovember 11, 2022
Starfish Space reveals ambitious plan to demonstrate satellite docking
GeekWireNovember 9, 2022
To keep space safe, Congress must help keep it clean
The Seattle TimesSeptember 19, 2022
Moondust buster? NASA funds far-out research projects, including four in Washington state
GeekWireMay 27, 2022
Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug
GeekWireSeptember 28, 2021
Op-ed | Clearing space debris is good business
SpaceNewsAugust 12, 2021
Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses
SpaceNewsAugust 20, 2021