STARFISH SPACE, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF211-CSO1
STARFISH SPACE, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $49,999
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF211-CSO1
- Solicitation
- X21.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2021-04-14 → 2021-07-14
Description
Starfish Space is developing affordable and flexible satellite space tug technology, known as Otter Space Tug, enabled by electric propulsion and a Rendezvous and Proximity Operation Docking (RPOD) software. These affordable space tug vehicles will enable in-space logistics, specifically Space Tug operations, in a contested environment. They are quick to manufacture, have multiple uses and are smaller than today’s servicing satellites. Furthermore, by utilizing electric propulsion, space logistics operations performed with Starfish Space technology will have 8x more orbital maneuvering capability.