Austin Link
Austin Link is Co-Founder at Starfish Space, where he leads the development of autonomy and robotics for satellite servicing and space debris disposal. He previously worked as a Flight Sciences Simulation Engineer at Blue Origin and as a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin.
Live show: Amazon, Meta and the fight over the future of AI; Plus, is Seattle still the place to build?
This week: Amazon is blocking Meta's new Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, saying the agent doesn't identify itself and violates the site's conditions of use. We explain why the standoff is an early sign of a much bigger fight over whether AI agents can use websites and apps on people's behalf, and why Amazon has so much riding on the answer. For the definitive word on the issue, we ask Muse what it has to say for itself, and get an impressively sophisticated and evenhanded answer. We recorded this week's show live at Daniel's Broiler in downtown Seattle…
Starfish Space to Launch 660‑lb Otter on SpaceX Transporter‑18 Oct. 1 for NASA’s $15M SSPICY Satellite‑Inspection Mission
Starfish Space will launch its full-size Otter on SpaceX's Transporter-18 no earlier than Oct. 1 from Vandenberg to demonstrate close-up inspection of inoperable satellites for NASA’s $15 million SSPICY mission; the 660-pound vehicle follows two prototype tests and will approach selected decommissioned satellites after commissioning. The company says Otter is built, has a customer and mission, and insights will inform future servicing operations.
Starfish Space to Demonstrate Autonomous Docking with Australian Gilmour Space ElaraSat Nearly One Year After Launch
Starfish Space is preparing its Otter Pup 2 satellite for an autonomous docking demonstration with Australia's Gilmour Space ElaraSat, nearly a year after their joint launch. This mission aims to test technologies for Starfish's full-scale Otter spacecraft designed for satellite servicing and disposal.
Organizations
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Starfish Space Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2021–present, Co-Founder 2019–present · current
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Blue Origin Flight Sciences - Simulation Engineer 2016–2019 · past
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Lockheed Martin Systems Engineer 2014–2015 · past
Education
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Purdue University Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering · 2012–2014
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Stanford University Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics · 2008–2012
