[FigmentEngine]

actually things can and have been caught. Space tethers have been succesful https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether_missions#TSS-1R...

[vidarh]

Yes, but not in this instance.

[stcredzero]

actually things can and have been caught. Space tethers have been succesful

Indeed, so a choice of words that indicates this was going on in this instance is all the more confusing.