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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ispace will launch the Resilience lander no earlier than December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Florida on a flight called Mission 2 by ispace.
ispace will lead the establishment of a cislunar economy together with Lunar Advisory Board members experienced at major space agencies and commercial enterprises.
ispace is committed to ensuring the success of Mission 2 to promote the establishment of a cislunar economy.
ispace raised $90,200,000 in Series A funding in Japan in 2017 based on the USD/JPY exchange rate on 2017-12-10.
INCJ, LTD. is an investment fund that led ispace’s Series A financing in 2017.
INCJ determined it had fulfilled its investment objective and began reducing its ispace shareholdings starting in April 2024.
On 2024-08-09, ispace, inc. and Komatsu Ltd. signed a consulting agreement for the development of construction equipment for the lunar environment.
Under the consulting agreement, ispace will provide Komatsu with consulting services based on ispace’s expertise in designing space test equipment and selecting space-proven components and materials.
ispace scheduled the launch of Mission 2 for winter 2024–2025 to advance its business establishment and cislunar economy efforts.
ispace, inc. reported net sales of ¥635 million for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending 2025-03-31.
ispace-U.S. plans to expand its collaboration with Fusion to integrate other business areas contributing to Mission 3 and future missions.
On 1 Aug 2024 ispace technologies U.S., inc. selected Fusion by Stoke Space to accelerate its Mission 3 development.
Mission 3, debuting the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace U.S. and is expected to launch in 2026.
ispace EUROPE S.A. completed the flight model of its European-designed, manufactured, and assembled lunar micro rover TENACIOUS and prepared it for delivery to Japan for integration into the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander on 2024-07-25.
In December 2020, NASA selected ispace-EUROPE to acquire lunar regolith from the lunar surface for purchase by the space agency.
The Hyperbola-1, a small Chinese commercial rocket from iSpace, failed to reach orbit due to an anomaly during its fourth stage.
ispace, inc. secured approximately $62,000,000 in new financing as part of a loan agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mission 3 will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace U.S., and is expected to launch in 2026.
ispace signed a bridge loan with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in April 2024.
Mission 2 will utilize the RESILIENCE lunar lander, is planned for 2024, and is led by ispace Japan.