ispace Inc. is a Japanese lunar exploration company developing robotic spacecraft to provide low-cost, frequent transportation services to the Moon. With offices in Japan, the U.S., and Luxembourg, ispace aims to utilize lunar resources, such as water, to support a sustainable space-based economy. Its HAKUTO-R program includes missions like Mission 1, launched in December 2022, and Mission 2, launched in January 2025, featuring the RESILIENCE lander and TENACIOUS rover, scheduled to land on June 6, 2025. These missions demonstrate ispace's commitment to advancing lunar transportation and resource utilization.
ispace EUROPE and the Italian Space Agency have signed a payload services agreement to transport a Laser Retroreflector Array (LaRA2) to enable accurate position measurements on the Moon via laser ranging experiments.
