Japanese private lunar exploration company developing robotic landers and rovers for cislunar transportation under the HAKUTO-R program.
ispace, inc. is a publicly traded Japanese company headquartered in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, focused on lunar resource development and cislunar transportation. Founded in 2010 by Takeshi Hakamada as White Label Space Japan LLC and rebranded as ispace in 2013, the company designs and builds robotic lunar landers and micro rovers. Its flagship program, HAKUTO-R, has executed two missions: Mission 1 (2023) and Mission 2 (January 2025), which carried the RESILIENCE lander and a 5 kg TENACIOUS micro rover developed in Luxembourg.
The Mission 2 lander lost communications approximately 90 seconds before projected landing and impacted the lunar surface in June 2025. ispace maintains subsidiaries and offices in the United States and Luxembourg, aiming to establish high-frequency, low-cost lunar transportation services and enable a sustainable cislunar economy through global partnerships.
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ispace's Mission 2 lunar lander launched January 2025 under the HAKUTO-R program, carrying the 5 kg TENACIOUS micro rover built in Luxembourg.
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https://ispace-inc.comHEADQUARTERS
Japan
Company Facts
Founded
2010
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Manufacturer
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Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
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