ispace

ispace designs, manufactures, and operates robotic landers and rovers for lunar payload delivery and surface operations. The company's primary business is lunar transportation-as-a-service, offering end-to-back mission management from payload integration through landing and surface operations. The flagship HAKUTO-R Series 1 lander carries approximately 100 kilograms of payload capacity and uses a modular architecture for frequent deployment. The larger APEX 1.0 platform, developed by ispace's U.S. subsidiary, delivers 300 to 500 kilograms of payload and is capable of landing on the lunar far side with relay communication capabilities. The company also operates the Tenacious Rover, a micro-rover for regolith sampling and surface exploration, and collaborates with JAXA and partners on additional robotic platforms including Sora-Q, a transformable lunar robot.

ispace operates through geographically distributed entities: its Tokyo headquarters serving as global mission control, ispace technologies U.S. in Denver focused on NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contracts, and ispace Europe in Luxembourg concentrated on rover development. The company is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 9348. ispace serves government agencies including NASA, JAXA, and ESA, alongside commercial and research institution customers. The company's stated direction targets high-frequency cislunar transportation infrastructure to support lunar resource exploration and sustainable surface operations.