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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Under a separate NASA contract awarded to ispace EUROPE S.A., ispace EU will acquire lunar material via the TENACIOUS micro rover.
ispace will complete a contract awarded by NASA in December 2020 to acquire lunar regolith from the lunar surface and transfer ownership to NASA.
ispace previously received a license to operate Mission 1 in 2022.
The Cabinet Office of Japan provided the license for ispace’s planned Mission 2.
Mission 3 will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander and is led by ispace-U.S., with an expected launch in 2026.
ispace presented a business activity plan for Mission 2 to Japan’s Cabinet Office under the Space Activities Act and the Space Resources Act to receive the operating license.
ispace operates three business units in Japan, the United States, and Luxembourg to support simultaneous development of upcoming missions.
ispace Mission 6 will utilize the Series 3 lander currently being designed in Japan and is scheduled to launch by 2027.
The TENACIOUS micro rover, developed by ispace Europe SA, will be deployed on the lunar surface during Mission 2 to demonstrate regolith extraction technology and surface mobility.
ispace, inc. and Magna Petra have agreed to collaborate on future missions to the lunar surface under a memorandum of understanding.
ispace Mission 2, featuring the RESILIENCE lunar lander and led by ispace Japan, is scheduled to launch no earlier than January 2025.
ispace Mission 3, debuting the APEX 1.0 lunar lander and led by ispace-U.S., is expected to launch in 2026.
The memorandum of understanding between ispace and Magna Petra establishes a framework to develop a lunar economy that provides terrestrial economic value via non-destructive, sustainable harvesting of lunar surface resources.
ispace Mission 3 will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace-U.S., and is expected to launch in 2026.
ispace Mission 2 is led by ispace Japan and is scheduled for launch no earlier than January 2025.
ispace Mission 6 will utilize the Series 3 lander, which is currently being designed in Japan, and is scheduled to launch by 2027.
ispace and ONDO Space announced their agreement at the 11th Japan-Mongolia Government and Business Sector Joint Committee held in Ulaanbaatar on 2024-11-28.
ispace aims to develop a new cislunar economy connecting the Earth and the Moon and expanding human presence into space.
ispace Japan is leading Mission 2, featuring the RESILIENCE lunar lander and the TENACIOUS micro rover.
ispace-U.S. is leading Mission 3, which will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander and is expected to launch in 2026.