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iSpace became the first privately funded Chinese company to reach orbit in 2019 with the solid-fueled Hyperbola-1 rocket.
iSpace plans a demonstration of reuse for Hyperbola-3 in 2026.
The Hyperbola-2Y hop test is part of iSpace’s plan to develop the Hyperbola-3 rocket with a reusable first stage.
CAS Space, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Expace, Space Pioneer, and Landspace all reached orbit in 2023.
Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd. (iSpace) launched the Hyperbola-2Y single-stage hopper at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2023-11-02.
Commercial Chinese launch companies Landspace, Space Pioneer, Galactic Energy, iSpace, and Expace have all reached orbit 2023.
ispace is developing the Series 3 lander to meet demand from countries other than the United States.
The Series 3 development will leverage work done on APEX 1.0, a lander formerly known as Series 2 that is being developed by ispace U.S.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) awarded ispace an innovation grant worth up to 12,000,000,000 JPY for work on the Series 3 lunar lander.
The Japanese government is providing ispace with $80,000,000 to help fund development of a new lunar lander.
The first APEX 1.0 lander for the Draper CLPS mission is designated Mission 3 by ispace and is slated to launch in 2026.
ispace’s Mission 2 is currently planned to be launched in 2024 and led by its Japanese office.
ispace’s Mission 3 is currently planned to be launched in 2026 and led by its U.S. office.
Under the grant terms, ispace is expected to design, manufacture, and assemble a lunar lander capable of transporting a minimum payload of 100 kg to the Moon’s surface and then launch and operate the lander by 2027.
ispace operates three business units in Japan, the United States, and Luxembourg for simultaneous development of missions.
ispace was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a Small Business Innovation Research grant worth up to approximately $80,000,000 (12,000,000,000 JPY).
Draper is leading a team that includes ispace US, which is designing a new lunar lander called APEX 1.0.
ispace, inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited and HEX20 Pty Ltd on 2023-10-06 in Tokyo.
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance in the United States and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Landspace, and iSpace in China have launched or are close to launching methane–liquid oxygen launchers.
Agile Space Industries supplies propulsion components to lunar exploration companies including Astrobotic and ispace.