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ElevationSpace completed the final assembly phase of AOBA.
ElevationSpace is developing the ELS-R satellite series for space-environment utilization and recovery activities.
The $40 million Series B round is the largest financing round in ElevationSpace’s history.
ElevationSpace is targeting a 2029 demonstration of ELS-RS on the International Space Station.
ElevationSpace has grown to more than 80 employees.
Isar Aerospace has booked missions for the European Space Agency, the Norwegian Space Agency, ElevationSpace, Astroscale, and other customers.
Isar Aerospace’s launch manifest is booked through 2028 with missions assigned by ESA, NOSA, ElevationSpace, and Astroscale.
ElevationSpace is collaborating with Exobiosphere from Luxembourg.
ispace announced a partnership with ElevationSpace to conduct a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth in September.
ElevationSpace will collaborate with JAXA and Tohoku University for the accepted research proposal.
ElevationSpace's research proposal was accepted for the JAXA's Innovative Future Space Transportation System Program.
ElevationSpace's research theme focuses on operational scenarios and navigation guidance control for capsule-based crewed spacecraft after launch abort.
Kazuo Fujita, who previously supervised the research and development division at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), joined ElevationSpace as CTO in 2023.
The goal of the 'High-Frequency Material Recovery System Technology' development theme by ElevationSpace is to develop and verify a high-frequency recovery system technology to collect experimental samples from low Earth orbit bases, such as the International Space Station, while reducing the load on the samples.
ElevationSpace is receiving support and knowledge about 'atmospheric reentry and retrieval technology' developed by JAXA to advance its technical studies.
ElevationSpace aims to build an infrastructure for frequent recovery led by the private sector, realizing a transportation infrastructure that delivers goods from space globally with technology originating from Japan.
ElevationSpace is developing a small unmanned recovery service called 'ELS-RS' to achieve high-frequency material recovery.
ElevationSpace CEO Ryohei Kobayashi stated that Japan has relied on overseas partners for cargo recovery, but establishing independent recovery capabilities in Japan is crucial for enhancing independence in space development and maintaining international competitiveness.
ElevationSpace was selected as the implementing agency for the 'High-Frequency Material Recovery System Technology' under the second phase of its Space Strategy Fund project on November 14, 2025.
ElevationSpace has been engaging in co-creation activities with JAXA regarding 'High-Frequency Reentry and Retrieval Projects from Low Earth Orbit Bases' under J-SPARC (JAXA Space Innovation Partnership) since April 2023 for a duration of two years.