# Starfish Space Has the Contracts. Now It Needs to Build Fast Enough to Keep Them.

- slug: starfish-space-has-the-contracts-now-it-needs-to-build-fast-enough-to-keep-them
- date: 2026-04-07
- category: Space & Aerospace

Somewhere above Earth right now, a spacecraft the size of a mini-fridge is waiting to prove it can extend the life of satellites. Its maker just got $100M to build hundreds more.

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