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You’re never too good to stop improving. Building on the groundwork of orbital debris experts, KMI uses established practices as a starting point to plan practical solutions to modern orbital problems and create innovations to keep humankind’s presence in space on the cutting edge. By communicating with debris experts and novices alike, KMI creates an accessible backdrop to invite and manage innovation for solving this problem.
Timeline
KMI's beginnings started when Adam Kall ( /kAWl'/ ), Austin Morris ( /Mor‧ris/ ), and Troy M. Morris met while studying at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. The friendship was filled with ambitious talk of space pursuits and a shared passion for learning about the opportunities that space provides. A persistent obstacle continued to emerge - orbital debris limits those future opportunities. KMI incorporated in November 2019 to address this problem. With current projects in development and future projects planned, the KMI team started meeting with community and national leaders - ranging from the idea incubator at their alma mater to the offices of NASA and orbital debris experts - to start an ongoing conversation about orbital debris and the solutions KMI provides.
Following the successful first round of investment financing, the founders expanded the capability of KMI beyond research and academic discussion towards developing the solutions necessary to manage orbital debris. In September 2021, the team grew with the first employees, increasing the ability for research, development, and partnerships. These Space Rangers join with customers, competition, and collaborators as we all work toward the shared goal of #KeepingSpaceClearForAll.
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Location: mARQUETTE, mi
Marquette, Michigan, is the queen city of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, located on the southern shore of Lake Superior. The city is a metropolitan gem between the world’s largest freshwater lake (by surface area) and the forest-covered mountains of the expansive wilderness. The choice of Marquette as the home of KMI and its place of incorporation continues a history of space pursuits from the Upper Peninsula.
In the 1960s and ‘70s, Copper Harbor, at the northern tip of the U.P. where it juts into Lake Superior, was home to the Keweenaw Rocket Range, a launch site for the University of Michigan and NASA meteorological rockets and test rockets. Michigan’s first rocket to reach space was launched from this site on January 29, 1971. Building from these endeavors, KMI is excited to work with the Upper Peninsula community to protect and explore space.
This work begins at our lab in the historic Masonic Center, where KMI operates our headquarters from 130 W Washington Street in downtown Marquette. If you're around or coming through town, drop us a line!