Controlled contact
Use anchoring and force-balanced tools suited to low-gravity environments.
Service / Extraction
Design extraction for the target
Extraction comes after survey and validation. The system should respond to the material, structure, rotation, gravity, dust behavior, and mission constraints of a specific target.
Anchor
Separate
Collect
FUTURE / EXTRACTIONTarget-specific systems
Overview / Extraction
A clear path from evidence to action
Future target-specific extraction systems designed after prospecting and validation establish what the material and environment require.
Dust management
Capture loosened material instead of allowing uncontrolled dispersal.
Modular tools
Deploy compact, replaceable systems matched to validated material zones.
01 / Design inputs
Validated conditions define the machine
Tooling concepts depend on what prospecting reveals: surface cohesion, fractures, mineral distribution, rotation, accessibility, and the quantity of material required.
- Surface and structural model
- Material-zone geometry
- Force, dust, and thermal constraints
02 / Architecture
Small specialized units before monolithic machinery
A modular fleet can separate anchoring, cutting, collection, inspection, and transfer roles. That approach supports iteration and avoids putting every failure mode into one machine.
- Anchoring units
- Sampling and separation tools
- Sealed collection and transfer
Next / Extraction
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