Mission 3, which debuts the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace-U.S. and is expected to launch in 2026.
ispace-U.S. and Astroport signed a memorandum of understanding that serves as an initial framework for negotiations on missions to deliver and deploy Astroport’s scientific instruments to the lunar surface by the APEX 1.0 lander.
ispace Mission 3 is led by ispace-U.S. and will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander.
The APEX 1.0 surface mission is designed to fulfill the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-12 by delivering NASA payloads to the lunar surface for scientific investigations.
Mission 3, debuting the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace U.S. and is expected to launch in 2026.
Mission 3 will debut the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace U.S., and is expected to launch in 2026.
APEX 1.0 is the lunar lander that ispace-U.S. will use for Mission 3.
ispace technologies U.S., Inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space US) have signed a collaboration agreement for ispace-U.S.’s upcoming Mission 3 with the APEX 1.0 lunar lander.
Apex raised $95,000,000 in a Series B funding round to ramp up production of productized satellite buses.
Apex will use the Series B funding to accelerate production of its Aries satellite bus and to develop larger models called Nova and Comet.
Apex announced its Series B funding round on 2024-06-12.
Apex plans to start producing Nova buses in 2025 with two Nova buses expected to be completed and launched that year.
The Sparrow optical payload captured its first in-space calibration image on 2024-05-30 at 06:25 GMT while onboard the Apex Aries satellite bus.
Sparrow launched aboard the Apex Aries bus on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March 2024.
ispace U.S. is developing the APEX 1.0 lander under a contract with Draper for a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission in 2026 designated M3 by ispace.
ispace-U.S.’s APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed and built in the U.S.
The APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed to support the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-12 by delivering NASA payloads to the lunar surface for scientific investigations.
ispace-U.S. plans to progressively increase the APEX series payload capacity to eventually reach a payload capacity of 500 kg to the lunar surface.
APEX 1.0 is designed to deliver ten times more payload to the lunar surface compared to earlier ispace missions.
ispace plans to progressively increase the APEX series payload capacity, eventually reaching 500 kg to the lunar surface.