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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 theme focuses on operational scenarios and navigation guidance control for capsule-based crewed spacecraft after launch abort.
ElevationSpace's research proposal was accepted for the JAXA's Innovative Future Space Transportation System Program.
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 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 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 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.
ElevationSpace is developing a small unmanned recovery service called 'ELS-RS' to achieve high-frequency material recovery.
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 the cargo retrieval service 'ELS-RS' and was selected as an implementer for the 'High-Frequency Cargo Retrieval System Technology' theme under the Space Strategy Fund Project (Phase II) on November 14, with a total support amount of 2.5 billion yen.
Kazuo Fujita, who previously supervised the research and development division at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), joined ElevationSpace as CTO in 2023.
ispace is collaborating with ElevationSpace on a commercial mission to bring lunar material back to Earth.
The Fukushima Robot Test Field and other validation sites are being established in Minamisoma City, alongside the private incubation facility 'MLC SPACE LAB' operated by Mitsubishi Warehouse, which houses companies like ElevationSpace and AstroX.
The collaboration will conduct technical demonstrations to verify the feasibility of missions using OTV and an atmospheric re-entry capsule developed by ElevationSpace for sample return.
ispace and ElevationSpace will jointly advance activities to achieve early lunar sample return.
ispace and ElevationSpace are collaborating on various aspects of the lunar sample return mission, including mission architecture, feasibility, and re-entry.
ElevationSpace and ispace will conduct technical demonstrations to verify the feasibility of missions using the OTV and a sample return atmospheric reentry capsule developed by ElevationSpace.