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Space

Starfish Space To Conduct On-Orbit Docking And Maneuver With National Security Space Assets

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 20th, 2024

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Starfish Space To Conduct On-Orbit Docking And Maneuver With National Security Space Assets

Starfish Space's Otter space vehicle for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking. Image: Starfish Space

U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) on Monday said it has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million contract in which the company’s Otter space vehicle will dock with, and augment maneuvers of, national security space assets in a first of its kind mission. Under the $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract, Seattle-based Starfish is required to provide $30 million in venture capital investment. Starfish, which is venture-backed, will build, launch, and operate the Otter space vehicle for the two-year mission…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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