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ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 2 Milestones
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that its RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully entered lunar orbit on May 7, 2025,at 5:41 a.m. JST (May 6, 2025, 20:41 UTC). This marks the completion of Success 7 milestone of Mission 2 “SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon.” ispace engineers performed the injection maneuver from the Mission Control Center…
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ispace Completes Success 5 of Mission 2 Milestones
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that the RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully completed a flyby of the Moon on Feb. 15, 2025, reaching its closest point at 22:43 UTC, Feb. 14, 2025. The RESILIENCE lander came within approximately 8,400 kilometers of the Moon’s surface on its flyby, a historic first of its type for…
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ispace Completes Success 2 of Mission 2 Milestones
-ispace, inc. (ispace)(TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that its RESILIENCE lunar lander has successfully deployed from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket following its launch at 1:11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 (U.S. Eastern Time). The deployment completes Success 2 of the Mission 2 Milestones. “This marks the beginning of a new chapter for our company as…
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ispace Announces Launch Timing, RESILIENCE Lander Progress, and Planned Lunar Landing Zone During Mission 2 Update Press Conference
To mark Japan’s national Space Day, ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that its Mission 2, featuring the RESILIENCE lunar lander and TENACIOUS micro rover, is now planned to launch no earlier than December 2024. “This is the next step for ispace and the RESILIENCE lander, leading to our second attempt to land on…
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ispace RESILIENCE Lunar Lander Successfully Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 2
ispace, inc. (ispace)(TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that the flight model of its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing and remains on schedule for a Winter 2024 launch. “The successful completion of the thermal vacuum test for Mission 2 was a great achievement. I am proud of the efforts of…
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