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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On December 4th, iSpace produced the aft end of the second stage of Hyperbola-3 and equipped it with in-space attitude control thrusters and two storable propellant tanks.
iSpace conducted a TE rehearsal on Pad-2 at Wenchang commercial.
Ispace, teamed with Draper, attempted a non-CLPS lunar landing in 2025.
iSpace is basing its reusable launch vehicle operations at the Wenchang launch site.
The HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program launched in September 2018 by ispace has concluded.
ispace has acquired a vast amount of knowledge and data over the seven years of the HAKUTO-R program.
ispace and JAL Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on building transportation systems and infrastructure for sustainable activities on the Moon.
Under the partnership with Kurita Water Industries, ispace will pursue three key areas of exploration related to water resources on the Moon.
ispace announced a partnership with ElevationSpace to conduct a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth in September.
Japan is highly interested in resource extraction on the lunar surface and is closely collaborating with ispace.
ispace has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Kurita Water Industries.
The search for and utilization of water resources on the lunar surface is essential to support the development of the cislunar economy according to ispace’s CEO Takeshi Hakamada.
ispace has partnered with Kurita Water Industries to focus on water extraction and treatment for lunar exploration.
ispace allotted ¥2 billion ($12.9 million) in shares to Kurita Water Industries in October.
Mission 3 is in the early commercialization phase and involves ispace technologies U.S. participating in a group led by Charles Stark Draper Laboratory.
ispace announced the end of its private lunar exploration program 'HAKUTO-R' on December 7.
ispace launched HAKUTO-R in 2018 to provide frequent and low-cost lunar transportation services.
ispace's Mission 3 may also be referred to as Draper Mission 1, with a planned launch after 2027.
ispace aims to apply the lessons learned from Missions 1 and 2 to future missions.
Mission 4, planned for launch in 2028, will be led by ispace Japan.