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 launched the Qinglan drone ship in August 2025 to recover Hyperbola-3 first-stage boosters at sea.
iSpace’s Sichuan subsidiary received a 100 million yuan capital increase, raising its registered capital from 500 million yuan to 600 million yuan.
iSpace completed a D++ Series funding round that raised 5.037 billion yuan.
iSpace completed a transporter-erector for Hyperbola-3 at the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site by mid-February.
iSpace’s Hyperbola-1 has flown eight times since July 2019 and failed during flight four times.
iSpace opened a Hyperbola-3 launch vehicle processing and refurbishment facility at the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in October 2025.
The Falcon 9 upper stage 2025-010D came from the launch of the Blue Ghost mission 1 and ispace Resilience lunar landers.
The ispace-KACST collaboration is intended to support Saudi Arabia’s research, development, and innovation ecosystem.
The ispace-KACST agreement aligns with Saudi Vision 2030’s objectives to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy and expand its scientific and technological capabilities.
The signing ceremony for the ispace-KACST agreement was attended by KACST’s Dr. Maryam Noah, former Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid AlFalih, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryomasa Akazawa, and ispace Director, CFO and Business Executive Junpei Nozaki.
ispace Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada said the partnership combines KACST’s space science and technology development expertise with ispace’s lunar mission experience.
The ispace-KACST partnership is intended to advance Saudi Arabian lunar technology, missions, and capability.
The ispace-KACST agreement aims to design, manufacture, test, and operate advanced lunar exploration technologies, including rover systems.
The ispace-KACST partnership plans to jointly develop lunar exploration technologies and build national space capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
The ispace-KACST collaboration is intended to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s role in shaping lunar exploration science and technology.
Japan-based lunar exploration company ispace formed a strategic partnership with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia’s national laboratory and innovation park.
The ispace-KACST agreement includes a study of the possibility of transporting Saudi payloads to the Moon.
The ispace-KACST agreement includes initiatives to develop national capabilities in lunar exploration.
The KACST–ispace partnership includes design, manufacture, testing, and operation of lunar exploration technologies, including rover systems.
The KACST–ispace partnership was signed at the Saudi-Japanese Ministerial Forum under the Invest in Saudi Arabia umbrella.