Japan's private Resilience lunar lander captured a nice photo of the moon's south polar region. The probe is gearing up for a June 5 touchdown try.

Japan’s Ispace, which makes moon landers, has soared in its public market debut as investors bet on the startup’s prospects for supporting space development efforts. Shares traded at ¥1,135 ...

ispace Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said the Japanese startup took a big step forward to the next moon landing mission despite the touchdown failure at a press conference on April 26.

An ispace spokesperson declined to comment. JAPAN’S LUNAR ENTHUSIASM The company envisions establishing a lunar colony of 1,000 inhabitants by the 2040s, tapping the moon’s water resources.

Tokyo-based moon exploration company Ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, its CEO said on Wednesday, amid growing uncertainties ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) and lunar exploration company ispace have agreed to form a capital and business alliance. In correlation with JAL's "Embrace New Challenges" slogan, the company has been ...

TSUKUBA, Japan -- Japanese lunar transportation startup ispace will make a renewed attempt to have its probe land on the moon and become, if successful, the first private company to do so in Asia.

Japan’s ispace loses communication with moon lander after touchdown attempt REUTERS June 6, 2025 at 10:10 JST ...

Japan's private space company ispace has said its latest uncrewed moon lander has probably crashed on to the surface, two years after another unsuccessful touchdown attempt.

"Expectations for ispace will not waver," Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba posted on X. Second failed attempt Two years ago, another lunar missionby the company had also ended in a crash.

China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch Chinese launch startup iSpace successfully sent a satellite into orbit early Tuesday with a solid fueled rocket ...