Kall Morris Demonstrates Robotic Capture of Space Objects
Orbital debris removal startup Kall Morris said Tuesday it had completed the first commercial demonstration of capturing unprepared objects in space. It said its robotic tentacle system was launched in November on a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station,…
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where it was used in six separate test sessions. Those tests showed "objects in space don’t necessarily need a docking adapter or other specialized hardware to receive services from a 'tow-truck in space' and get objects to where customers want them," said Kall Morris CEO Troy Morris.