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The SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander is on track to enter lunar orbit in the next few weeks! It carries with it a diverse range of customer payloads to the Moon, including the TENACIOUS micro rover, designed, manufactured, and assembled by ispace EUROPE, with support from the Luxembourg Space Agency. Learn more about TENACIOUS and the international collaboration that brought it to life in the third episode of the micro rover documentary series, co-produced with the Luxembourg Space Agency! TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 3: 🌕 Luxembourg’s Minister of the Economy Lex Delles shares why it's so important, in this new age of lunar exploration, to leverage collaboration between public agencies and commercial space. 🌕 ispace-EUROPE Senior Government Affairs & Policy Officer Charlotte Nassey describes what it takes for commercial space companies like our own to thrive and achieve challenging goals. … and more! Continue following us for more episodes and mission updates coming soon! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS

Another exciting update from ispace-U.S.! ispace and Zeno Power Systems, Inc., a pioneer in nuclear power for space applications, have signed an agreement with the goal to be the first to address NASA’s challenge and explore the integration of Zeno Power’s radioisotope power systems, (RPS) into future lunar missions. Unlike solar panels and batteries, RPS provide continuous, reliable heat and electricity, regardless of solar availability, making them ideal for enabling a “survive the lunar night” capability.

Another exciting update from ispace-U.S.! ispace and Zeno Power Systems, Inc., a pioneer in nuclear power for space applications, have signed an agreement with the goal to be the first to address NASA’s challenge and explore the integration of Zeno Power’s radioisotope power systems, (RPS) into future lunar missions. Unlike solar panels and batteries, RPS provide continuous, reliable heat and electricity, regardless of solar availability, making them ideal for enabling a “survive the lunar night” capability.

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 640,000 km from Earth as it continues on its journey!   With operations rehearsals and trainings ongoing, even throughout the mission, ispace engineers continue to fine-tune their processes. This week, engineers in our HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center (MCC) in Tokyo and Mission Control Room (MCR) in Luxembourg have been working together to integrate even their most recent learnings to ensure TENACIOUS is robust and efficient in its surface operations once it gets to the Moon!   RESILIENCE is currently traveling at approx. 2,900 km/h in the low energy transfer phase of its orbit as it continues in deep space cruise.   #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates

Have you had an opportunity to catch up with our team at Space Symposium yet? The ispace-U.S. booth is at 429 in the south hall, and you can find members of our crew from all ispace entities, including Japan and Luxembourg. We look forward to seeing you there! #SpaceSymposium2025

📰NEWS: Redwire and ispace-U.S. announced today at Space Foundation #40thSpaceSymposium a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration and science missions for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and other customers. Read here for more! https://lnkd.in/gGSVH8Mj

We’re thrilled to share the news that ispace-U.S. and Redwire Space have signed an agreement to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration and science missions for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and other customers!

Today, we would like to introduce Fujikin Ltd., a supporting company of HAKUTO-R since 2022! Fujikin supports the cutting edge of technology in various fields all the way from semiconductors to technology in space, and is a company that handles special valves and fluid control systems that respond in a variety of environments ranging from vacuum to high pressure, and low to high temperatures. We have high expectations for future collaboration with Fujikin, such as the propulsion system on a future ispace lander! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #M2Partnerships

As RESILIENCE makes its way back from its furthest point in Mission 2, we're starting to get excited for the next time we meet the Moon! In the meantime, we're reminiscing about lunar flyby, which took place on Feb. 15, when RESILIENCE captured this video of our lunar muse. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 825,000 km from Earth as it continues on its journey! ispace engineers take operations rehearsals very seriously—almost as serious as actually flying RESILIENCE! Rehearsals are an opportunity for our engineers to practice, in as real of a way as possible, what will happen during important flight activities. They take place in preparation for the mission, but also continue even during the mission to help make sure our engineers are sharp for the next big activities. The next rehearsal will be this week! RESILIENCE is currently traveling at approx. 2,268 km/h in the low energy transfer phase of its orbit as it continues in deep space cruise. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates