Earth’s orbit is starting to get a little crowded. Ten years ago, there were around 1,500 satellites in orbit. There are over 15,000 today. Plus roughly 31,000 total objects being tracked when you take space junk into account.

That’s where Adam Kall and Troy Morris come in. Their startup, KMI space, is building a spaceship that can both physically de-orbit debris and move other satellites in orbit around. Their design, called REACCH, is inspired by nature—it uses appendages that I can only describe as tentacles, complete with gecko-inspired pads to hold onto objects. READ MORE