Kall Morris Inc (KMI)

Aims to be the first company with a commercially viable product for collecting debris in orbit.

Created: 2022-02-11

Updated: 2024-01-13

Company - Kall Morris Inc (KMI)

Founded
Country: 2019; USA

Funding: $5.25M+

Website: https://www.kallmorris.com/

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Product/Service - REACCH

Classification: In-Space Transportation

Category: Active Debris Removal (ADR)
Resources - Space Debris Utilization

Fields: In-Space Transportation

Status: Development

First launch: Not announced

TUMBLEYE

Retrieving orbital debris is difficult when the debris is spinning. In space, any spin remains constant as there is no air or other friction to slow it down. This presents a physics challenge when the captured object imparts that rotational energy through both the debris and spacecraft, potentially causing shear and thus more debris. This makes it vital to determine the rotation of debris before attempting to retrieve it. KMI accomplishes this through employing a proprietary machine-learning algorithm, TumblEye, that observes the target on approach, characterizing the missing values of standard detection, and determines rotation in each axis, enabling safe and secure interaction.

REACCH

To complete the ADR mission, KMI has to securely interface with debris, despite most objects being uncontrolled and unprepared for capture. REACCH is an exclusive mechanically articulated end effector with a novel combination of previously-validated technologies in electrostatic and gecko adhesion to enable soft and secure capture of objects in space. REACCH is capable of non-destructively securing and selectively releasing objects of nearly any shape, size, or surface condition, making it extremely ubiquitous in capturing a wide variety of orbital debris objects.

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