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Starfish Gets $29 Million In New Funding To Complete Development Of Otter Spacecraft

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

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Starfish Gets $29 Million In New Funding To Complete Development Of Otter Spacecraft

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Starfish Space on Wednesday announced a new funding round that will allow it to complete development and build of three spacecraft that will be used for on-orbit docking and maneuvering missions for several customers, including the U.S. Space Force. The $29 million fund raise follows an earlier Series A round and brings the Washington-based company’s total funding to more than $50 million. Starfish is developing three Otter servicing spacecraft for the Space Force, NASA, and Intelsat [INTEQ]. “This new round…

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