 The work leveraged previous work done by Altius on uncooperative capture mechanisms using electroadhesion.In 2014, Altius began work on a magnetoshell aerocapture and aerobraking technology for cubesats.Called "MIDAS", Multi-Purpose Interplanetary Deployable Aerocapture System, the 6U cubesats will be designed to be used on an interplanetary mission such as to Mars, Venus, or Jupiter's moon Europa

Other work includes the "Kraken Asteroid Boulder Retrieval System."