Astronaut Suni Williams monitors an Astrobee robotic free-flyer

iss072e593606 (Feb. 4, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams monitors an Astrobee robotic free-flyer outfitted with tentacle-like arms containing gecko-like adhesive pads as it grapples a "capture cube." The toaster sized Astrobee, with the experimental grippers attached, demonstrated autonomous detection and capture techniques that may be used to remove space debris and service satellites in low Earth orbit.