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ispace allotted ¥2 billion ($12.9 million) in shares to Kurita Water Industries in October.
ispace classifies Missions 1 and 2 as the research and development phase of its lunar transportation business.
ispace announced the end of its private lunar exploration program 'HAKUTO-R' on December 7.
Mission 4, planned for launch in 2028, will be led by ispace Japan.
ispace aims to apply the lessons learned from Missions 1 and 2 to future missions.
ispace's Mission 3 may also be referred to as Draper Mission 1, with a planned launch after 2027.
ispace launched HAKUTO-R in 2018 to provide frequent and low-cost lunar transportation services.
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 conducted two missions for 'HAKUTO-R' in 2023 and 2025, both of which failed to achieve soft landings on the Moon.
Ispace will cooperate in Kurita Water Industries' technical demonstrations through payload transportation services and lunar data acquisition services.
Ispace and Kurita Water Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding a strategic partnership for securing lunar water resources and building supply infrastructure.
Ispace will assist Kurita Water Industries in identifying necessary equipment and formulating demonstration plans and collaborations with related companies and research institutions for business model development.
ispace demonstrated reaching lunar orbit and validating lander attitude control and guidance control features during these missions.
Ispace will evaluate the feasibility and commercial viability of the technical demonstrations for lunar water utilization.
Ispace will collaboratively plan lunar demonstrations using its lander as part of the partnership.
ispace plans to conduct mission 3 led by NASA's CLPS program in 2027 and mission 4 using a new series 3 lander being developed with Japanese government funds in 2028.
Ispace and Kurita Water Industries signed a memorandum regarding payload transportation for Kurita's lunar water processing demonstration test apparatus on March 10.
ispace will end its private lunar exploration program 'HAKUTO-R' after the expiration of contracts with 22 partner companies on December 7, 2025.
Ispace will cooperate with Kurita Water Industries in their respective development projects.
On October 6, Ispace announced a third-party allocation of new shares specifically to Kurita Water Industries.