Startups Team up to Demonstrate Satellite Rendezvous Using Starfish Space’s Navigation System

The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission

I’m a sucker for remoras. The streamlined fish are the ocean’s perfect hitchhiker, honed by millions of years of evolution to catch a ride with some of the sea’s biggest movers and shakers—sharks, whales, rays, even turtles. And now remoras can add another accomplishment to their already impressive resume: They were the inspiration for a space mission that could make autonomous tandem space missions in low Earth orbit. Nautilus Members enjoy an…

Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed 'Remora' mission

Two commercial spacecraft pulled off a surprise rendezvous in Earth orbit recently, showcasing skills that could pave the way for satellite servicing missions down the road.

Startups team up to demonstrate satellite rendezvous using Starfish Space’s navigation system

Starfish Space and Impulse Space say they've pulled off an in-space satellite rendezvou using Impulse's spacecraft and Starfish's software.

Starfish Space and Impulse Space demonstrate autonomous spacecraft proximity operations

Two space companies have collaborated to demonstrate automated close approaches between spacecraft using a single camera as the primary sensor. The post Starfish Space and Impulse Space demonstrate autonomous spacecraft proximity operations appeared first on SpaceNews.

Starfish Space Completes Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity Mission in LEO with Impulse Space

Remora mission validated Starfish's autonomous guidance software and demonstrated Impulse Space's precise maneuvering in LEO rendezvous...

Space startups team up for a novel satellite meetup

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and California-based Impulse Space say they’ve successfully demonstrated an in-space satellite rendezvous during a mission that handed over control of an Impulse Mira spacecraft to Starfish’s guidance and navigation system. The demonstration was code-named Remora, in honor of a fish that attaches itself to other marine animals. Operation Remora was added to Mira’s agenda for Impulse Space’s LEO Express 2 missi…