ispace is a Japanese lunar exploration company that aims to provide low-cost and frequent transportation services to the Moon. They specialize in designing and building lunar landers and rovers for payload delivery and data collection. ispace has partnerships with organizations like JAXA and ESA, and their customers include government space agencies, research institutions, and private companies. The company's vision is to expand human presence beyond Earth by enabling the utilization of lunar resources.
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The basic agreement was signed by ispace, JAL, JAL Engineering (JALEC), and JALUX.
Japan Airlines and JAL Engineering have previously supported ispace with air transportation of lunar lander parts and rovers, as well as with fuel pipeline welding, assembly, and testing.
The basic agreement signing took place on November 28, with ispace and the JAL Group aiming to establish transportation systems for sustainable lunar activities.
ispace signed a basic agreement with Japan Airlines, JAL Engineering, and JALUX on December 3, 2025, for future lunar operations collaboration.
The inclusion of JALUX will lead to the exploration of new space-related services for general customers and payload sales collaboration for ispace's lunar transport services.
iSpace launched its drone ship 'Qinglan' in August for its 'Xingji Guihang' fleet.
The tower has arrived at iSpace's AB at Wenchang.
The five purely commercial launch companies are Galactic Energy, iSpace, Landspace, Orienspace, and Space Pioneer.
iSpace opened its launch vehicle processing and refurbishment facility at the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site to support Hyperbola-3 missions.
iSpace conducted a separation test of its 5.2-meter diameter fairing for its two-stage reusable launch vehicle, Hyperbola-32.
ispace's expertise with lunar landers and rovers will be integral to developing site preparation strategies and advancing resource development methods.
ispace will utilize technical experience from its Hakuto-R lunar missions to contribute to ground validation and operational analysis in the project.
Recent ispace missions have demonstrated capabilities in lunar orbit insertion, surface mapping, and regolith characterization.
Japan’s Space Strategy Fund has selected ispace for a project titled 'Establishing Surveying and Ground Investigation Technologies to Realize Lunar Base Construction.'
ispace is collaborating with ElevationSpace on a commercial mission to bring lunar material back to Earth.
The collaboration between OrbitAID and ispace seeks to optimize refueling, recharging, and data transmission for lunar landers.
OrbitAID will integrate its Standardized Interface for Docking and Refueling Payload (SIDRP) with ispace's lunar landers.
The cooperation between ispace and OrbitAID symbolizes the strengthening of bilateral relations between India and Japan in space.
ispace aims to integrate OrbitAID's Standard Interface for Docking and Refueling Payload (SIDRP) into its future lunar lander for smooth docking and refueling during lunar missions.
The introduction of SIDRP is expected to optimize not only refueling but also charging and data transmission functions, contributing to the performance and reliability of ispace's landers.