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JAL participated in ispace’s Series A funding round in December 2017 that raised $94,500,000.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2018Japan Airlines to Provide Lander Development Facility for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Program

The $94,500,000 raised in ispace’s Series A funding round is the largest Series A on record in Japan and among the largest in the global space industry.

Mentioned as: ispaceNarrative FinancialOct 4, 2018Japan Airlines to Provide Lander Development Facility for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Program

Japan Airlines (JAL) will provide a facility for the assembly, integration, and testing of ispace’s lunar landers starting from October 2018 through the second lunar mission of the HAKUTO-R Program.

Mentioned as: ispaceTechnical ProductOct 4, 2018Japan Airlines to Provide Lander Development Facility for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Program

iSpace carried out its second suborbital flight from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center two days before OneSpace’s 2018-09-07 launch.

Mentioned as: iSpaceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2018China outlines intense period for human spaceflight, robotic exploration and satellite constellations

ispace has more than 60 employees, primarily at its Tokyo headquarters where the spacecraft will be built.

Mentioned as: ispaceTechnical ProductSep 26, 2018Japanese company ispace selects SpaceX for lunar missions

ispace selected SpaceX to launch two HAKUTO-R missions to the moon in 2020 and 2021.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2018Japanese company ispace selects SpaceX for lunar missions

Work on the HAKUTO-R missions is funded by the $90,000,000 ispace raised in a Series A funding round last December.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2018Japanese company ispace selects SpaceX for lunar missions

ispace selected SpaceX as the launch provider for its maiden voyages to the Moon scheduled for 2020 and 2021.

Mentioned as: ispaceNarrative GeneralSep 26, 2018Lunar Exploration Startup, ispace, Partners with SpaceX for 2020 & 2021 Moon Missions

ispace contracted with SpaceX to carry its Lunar Lander and Lunar Rovers as secondary payloads on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2018Lunar Exploration Startup, ispace, Partners with SpaceX for 2020 & 2021 Moon Missions

Both OneSpace and iSpace were founded after a 2014 Chinese government decision to open the space sector to private capital and encourage investment in commercial launch vehicles and remote sensing satellites.

Mentioned as: iSpaceOrg RelationshipSep 7, 2018Chinese startups OneSpace, iSpace succeed with suborbital launches

iSpace was established in 2016 and plans its first orbital Hyperbola-1 launch in the first half of 2019.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipSep 7, 2018Chinese startups OneSpace, iSpace succeed with suborbital launches

iSpace performed a suborbital launch of its Hyperbola-1Z rocket from Jiuquan on 2018-09-05 at 01:00 a.m. Eastern (05:00 UTC).

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipSep 7, 2018Chinese startups OneSpace, iSpace succeed with suborbital launches

iSpace was founded in 2016 and received financing worth 600 million yuan following a Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners China.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipJul 10, 2018Commercial Chinese companies set sights on methalox rockets, first orbital launches

The total Series A funding for ispace now exceeds $94,500,000 after the additional THVP investment.

Mentioned as: ispaceNarrative FinancialFeb 16, 2018ispace raises an additional $1.8M from Tohoku University Venture Partners in Series A funding

ispace raised $1,800,000 from Tohoku University Venture Partners Co., Ltd (THVP) on 2018-02-16.

Mentioned as: ispaceOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2018ispace raises an additional $1.8M from Tohoku University Venture Partners in Series A funding

ispace secured $92,700,000 in Series A funding in December 2017.

Mentioned as: ispaceNarrative FinancialFeb 16, 2018ispace raises an additional $1.8M from Tohoku University Venture Partners in Series A funding

ispace raised $90,200,000 in Series A funding on 2017-12-13.

Mentioned as: ispaceTechnical ProductDec 13, 2017ispace Raises Record Largest Series A Funding; Announces Plan For Two Lunar Missions by 2020

ispace plans to operate in addition to its Tokyo headquarters from offices in Luxembourg and the United States.

Mentioned as: ispaceNarrative PlanDec 13, 2017ispace Raises Record Largest Series A Funding; Announces Plan For Two Lunar Missions by 2020
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