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Austin Link

@AustinLink

Starfish Space Co-Founder, giving life to on-orbit services IOWA - Stanford - Purdue - Blue Origin - Starfish Also basketball

Kent, WA Katılım Nisan 2009
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Austin Link
Austin Link@AustinLink·
Lowest cost RPO mission ever? Huge thank you to great partners like @GoToImpulse and @Trl11_Inc
Starfish Space@StarfishSpace

Surprise! Mission accomplished. We just executed Remora, our first closed-loop rendezvous mission, in orbit. The entire operation relied on a single camera sensor and peripheral flight computer, an industry first. The Remora mission was developed in just nine months with our partners @GoToImpulse, and quietly launched earlier this year on board Impulse’s LEO Express 2 Mira. See our full press release here: starfishspace.com/press-release/…

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Austin Link
Austin Link@AustinLink·
Solving problems (satellite docking) with software instead of hardware makes us commercially viable. Also helps us move faster and be more flexible.
Starfish Space@StarfishSpace

As we get closer to launching Otter Pup 2, we’re rolling out a video series to take you behind the scenes of the mission. We’ll share why this small satellite is so special and what makes this mission unique. Check out Episode 1 now for a closer look at our software-first design and our approach to making satellite servicing economically viable at scale. Join us in the exciting journey of Otter Pup 2!

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Austin Link
Austin Link@AustinLink·
This fall @StarfishSpace Otter Pup 2 Mission will attempt docking with another satellite. This opens up the future of RPOD-centric space activity like life extension, satellite disposal, and more. We'll share more as we go! spacenews.com/starfish-space…
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Starfish Space
Starfish Space@StarfishSpace·
When we started our fifth anniversary celebration, we promised to reveal the fourth technology we’ve developed to enable Otter missions. Today, we’re unveiling Manta! Manta is an articulating boom that Otter uses for precision thrusting while docked with a client satellite. Manta enables Otter to provide life extension and disposal services to satellites of all shapes and sizes. Check out a scaled-down prototype of Manta in action on the test stand earlier this year:
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NASA Ames
NASA Ames@NASAAmes·
Keeping it SSPICY The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission has an innovative approach to inspect inoperable space satellites in low Earth orbit. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4dntyAq
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Acquired Podcast
Acquired Podcast@AcquiredFM·
It's been too long since we covered rockets, satellites, and the physics of space. @AustinLink joins us to give the 2024 space industry update and share what @StarfishSpace is up to with their self-driving satellite (that docks with other satellites). acquired.fm/episodes/the-s…
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Chris Lewicki
Chris Lewicki@interplanetary·
@AustinLink It's a refreshing feeling being on the "other side" of heroic events. Congrats to you and the team!
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Austin Link
Austin Link@AustinLink·
Otter Pup died on orbit while spinning. Twice! But now it's not only alive, it's no longer rotating! This is the first time we've done something really hard in space. Still a lot to go for the Otter Pup mission, but we get a chance to make it happen!
Starfish Space@StarfishSpace

Update on the Otter Pup Mission Starfish is excited to announce the successful stabilization of Otter Pup on-orbit, less than two months after the satellite was deployed rotating at over 330 degrees per second. Read our full update for more on this incredible engineering effort:

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Michael Madrid
Michael Madrid@buildingMadrid·
this team has hardware in space
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Starfish Space
Starfish Space@StarfishSpace·
The Journey of Otter Pup: Launch Day Otter Pup is set to launch later today on SpaceX's Transporter-8! Stay tuned, the journey to docking a satellite has only just begun. Watch the launch here: youtube.com/watch?v=zO3luy… #otterpup #dockasatellite
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Said A. Haschemi
Said A. Haschemi@SaidHaschemi·
If your CEO is not sweating like Ballmer during launch day, you are not going to make it
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