We are very excited to share that our micro rover flight model—named TENACIOUS, embodying the small-in-stature, yet unrelenting enterprise of the rover itself and ispace-EUROPE team—has completed assembly and is being prepared for delivery to Japan and integration into the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander! As the first European designed, manufactured, and assembled lunar micro rover, we announced its completion at our ispace-EUROPE headquarters in Luxembourg. Check out the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gHBjdfbq #ispace #HAKUTO_R #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #lunarquest #Moon #rover
概要
ispace is a global lunar resource development company with the vision, “Expand our Planet. Expand our Future.”, specializing in designing and building lunar landers and rovers. ispace aims to extend the sphere of human life into space and create a sustainable world by providing high-frequency, low-cost transportation services to the Moon. The company has offices in Japan, Luxembourg, and the United States with more than 200 employees worldwide. ispace U.S. is part of a team led by Draper, which was awarded a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program contract to land on the far side of the Moon by 2025. Both ispace, and ispace EU were awarded contracts to collect and transfer ownership of lunar regolith to NASA, and ispace EU was selected by ESA to be part of the Science Team for PROSPECT, a program which seeks to extract water on the Moon. Established in 2010, ispace operated “HAKUTO”, which was one of five finalist teams in the Google Lunar XPRIZE race. The company’s first mission as part of its HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program launched on Dec. 11, 2022, from the United States on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently expected to land on the lunar surface at around late April 2023. Subsequent missions are in development with launches expected in 2024 and 2025. ispace has also launched a lunar data business concept to support new customers as a gateway to conduct business on the Moon.
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http://ispace-inc.com/
ispace, inc.の外部リンク
- 業種
- 航空宇宙用部品製造業
- 会社規模
- 社員 201-500名
- 本社
- Tokyo、Chuo-ku
- 種類
- 上場企業
- 専門分野
- Technology、Aerospace、Resources、Mining
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ispace, inc.の社員
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Happy International Moon Day! This day marks the anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. ispace is excited to be heading back to the Moon this winter with our HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander, which will carry our micro rover together with customer payloads. Stay tuned for more Mission 2 progress updates! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #RESILIENCE #lunarquest #InternationalMoonDay #Apollo11 #Moon
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For those in the Tokyo area, check out the brand new replica of our HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander, showcased at the “Lunar Wonderful” event in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, starting from July 20th and running through September 1st, 2024. The flight model of the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander is currently in the final stages of its development and is completing important test milestones in preparation for a Winter 2024 launch. This replica is wrapped in a golden material that mimics MLI (multi-layered insulation) and is closer to the real-life look of the lander. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #RESILIENCE
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We were pleased to welcome the Taiwan Space Industry delegation to our Mission Control Center in Tokyo! Cooperation within the APAC region is key to further developing the commercial space industry as a whole, and ispace is uniquely position to work together with organizations and agencies in the region. Thank you to the delegation and Deputy Director General of the Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA, Mr. Chung-Pin Chou for stopping by—we look forward to future conversations and opportunities! #ispace #lunarquest #Moon #APAC
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The ispace crew is at SPACETIDE Foundation! For those in Tokyo for the event, you can find the team at our booth in the 5F Exhibition Hall and in a number of speaking sessions planned throughout the conference. Come find us to learn more about our lunar payload delivery services, data services, and partnerships! #ispace #lunarquest #SPACETIDE2024
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"Congratulations to everyone at JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for today's successful launch of the third H3 rocket, followed by the orbit insertion of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 'DAICHI-4'!" — ispace Founder & CEO Takeshi Hakamada
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ispace-U.S. CEO Ron Garan recently spoke at the first UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities where he shared ispace’s perspective on safety and sustainability in the commercial lunar ecosystem. Check out this video to hear him share his thoughts on international collaboration on the Moon!
🌔 The first-ever UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities keeps on giving. 🎥 Watch Ron Garan (CEO, ispace, inc. US), Mike Gold (Chief Growth Officer, Redwire Space), and Walther Pelzer (Director-General, German Aerospace Center (DLR)) as they share: 🌐 Key messages on promoting international collaboration on the Moon. 🇺🇳 The role that the #UnitedNations can play. 🔑 Their takeaways from the conference. These insights are especially timely as discussions within the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on sustainable lunar activities continue. 🆕️ For more information on the COPUOS paper by Romania 🇷🇴 and the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷, see the “Draft mandate, terms of reference, and methods of work for an Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation (ATLAC)” here: https://lnkd.in/dCq_9D2z #COPUOS2024 is due to take action on the establishment of #ATLAC this week! Stay tuned for updates! 🚀🌕 #UNOOSA #Moon #Lunar #LunarExploration #spacesustainability #sustainability
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We are pleased to announce that 7 members of our Board of Directors were reappointed at today's 14th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Takashi Kuwauchi, Representative Director, jinjer Co., Ltd., retired from the position of External Director, and we would like to thank him for his service. “All of us at ispace would like to express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Kuwauchi for his dedicated service to the growth of our company, dating from the time when we were still a private company. His contribution to ispace based on the extensive knowledge of corporate finance and governance gained from his experience is highly appreciated. Together with the reappointed Board of Directors, we focus on driving growth in our business and strengthening corporate governance and management structure to ensure the success of Mission 2 and further business growth,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gPSPDtXC #ispace #HAKUTO_R #RESILIENCE #lunarquest
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The HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander is one step closer to the Moon! We are pleased to announce today that the lander has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing and remains on schedule for a winter 2024 launch. Thermal vacuum testing is conducted in a large chamber that allows the lunar lander to experience conditions similar to what it will face during its journey through outer space including extreme temperatures in a vacuum environment. Initial test results indicated successful operation of power systems, guidance, navigation and control (GNC) equipment, radio communications, and thermal control of the lander while simulating an actual spaceflight. “I am grateful for the efforts of ispace’s employees as the RESILIENCE lunar lander has achieved another significant testing milestone in preparation for Mission 2. Conducting multiple missions in relatively short intervals has improved the maturity of our team and the technology itself. We are dedicated to mission success and will continue to work towards realizing our vision of high-frequency, low-cost lunar transportation services,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gSseg7mW #ispace #HAKUTO_R #RESILIENCE #lunarquest #Moon
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We are delighted to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement with SSC - Swedish Space Corporation for ispace-U.S.'s upcoming Mission 3 with the APEX 1.0 lunar lander. SSC Space US will provide critical communication links through its advanced lunar ground station network capabilities. https://lnkd.in/gKXws7Rb #ispace #ispaceUS #lunarquest #Moon