ispace

Lunar robotic exploration company that is developing micro-robotic technology to provide a low-cost and frequent transportation service to and from Moon.

Created: 2018-11-22

Updated: 2022-09-18

Company - ispace

Founded
Country: 2010; Japan

Funding: $195M

Website: ispace

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Service - Blueprint Moon

Classification: Cargo Transportation & Landers

Category: Transport Service (LEO-Moon)
Commercial Lunar Lander
Lunar Data Analytics

Status: 3) Development

First launch: 2022

The lunar lander is being built by ispace within ArianeGroup’s large clean room in Lampoldshausen, Germany. ArianeGroup is supplying components for the propulsion system, and also helping with integration and testing (including the avionics, solar panels and various payloads). In particular, the integration of the propellant tanks was a key step in the final integration process.
This lunar lander model is planned to be used by ispace for two lunar exploration missions by 2024* as part of the HAKUTO-R program, also dubbed “white rabbit” in reference to the character in a popular legend in which the shape of a rabbit can be seen in the dark markings on the Moon.

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[1] https://ispace-inc.com/

[2] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ispace-inc_today-we-also-launched-our-lunar-data-business-activity-6702144195840356353-v3LO/

News, Research, Projects and Patents

Title	Type	Date	Summary
Lunar Ore Reserves Standards 101 (LORS-101), a First Code for the Reporting of Lunar Exploration Results, Lunar Resources, and Lunar Reserves	Publication	2019-11-20	This work introduces the current development of the Lunar Ore Reserves Standards (LORS101). These standards aim to provide a consistent guide to Lunar resource explorers, miners, investors, and any concerned party interested in the estimation of Lunar resources (mineral and volatiles) quantities.
The global race to mine outer space	News	2020-05-22
UNSW partners with ispace to accelerate a lunar economy	News	2020-06-23	UNSW Sydney has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese lunar exploration company ispace, to jointly pursue research and development in space resources and infrastructure.
Israel’s Helios Signs Agreement with iSpace to Produce Oxygen on the Moon	News	2021-07-26

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