REACCH/Astrobee being tested on the International Space Station. The robotic system was produced by Kall Morris Inc., a Northern Michigan University alumni-owned company based in Marquette. (Photo courtesy of Kall Morris Inc.)

MARQUETTE – Satellites orbiting Earth facilitate every GPS ping, global communication, weather prediction and live stream. But when they drift off course or end their missions, there has been no way to safely move, repair or retire them — until now.

Kall Morris Inc., a Northern Michigan University alumni-owned company based in Marquette, recently completed the first commercial demonstrations of its REACCH robotic system, which features mechanical tentacles that can safely grab and move objects in space, aboard the International Space Station.

In more than eight mo

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