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We are continuing our HAKUTO-R Partners highlight series today with The Asahi Shimbun Company! Asahi Shimbun joined our commercial lunar exploration program HAKUTO-R as a media partner in 2019, hoping that ispace's efforts would lead to technologies for planetary exploration and resource development that would play a role in the next-generation space industry. They have cheered ispace on by planning a special edition for Mission 1 and publishing a paper advertisement on the day of Mission 2's launch to widely communicate ispace's milestone moments to the public! 朝日新聞社 #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #M2Partnerships

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. a whole 1,000,000 km from Earth as it continues on its journey! On March 9th, engineers in our HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center (MCC) in Tokyo and Mission Control Room (MCR) in Luxembourg held their first joint operation during Mission 2, checking in on the TENACIOUS micro rover and sending commands! This is an important activity that "commissions" the MCR and confirms that they can send commands and receive data. With 57 days in space, TENACIOUS, RESILIENCE, and our engineers alike are constantly learning. Joint activities like this help everyone to fine-tune their processes before rover deployment on the lunar surface. RESILIENCE is currently traveling at approx. 1,400 km/h in the low energy transfer phase of its orbit and is expected to reach its furthest point from Earth in the next few days! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates

The SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander is currently making its way to the Moon and scheduled to land no earlier than June 6. This mission has been made possible thanks, in part, to the support of our 22 commercial partnerships! With less than three months to go until landing, we will be highlighting our HAKUTO-R Program partners over the next several weeks. To start off, we are pleased to shine the spotlight on TBS HOLDINGS, INC.! In 2017, TBS became a strategic media partner of ispace, supporting the operation of HAKUTO, the only team from Japan participating in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition. Since then, TBS has continued to be a partner with HAKUTO-R, supporting us in our challenge of space development. TBS has produced a number of features on HAKUTO-R, helping to raise its profile. In 2022, ispace was invited to participate in a Sustainable Development Goals project event hosted by TBS, and was able to collaborate by providing visitors with the opportunity to experience operating a robotic rover. Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #M2Partnerships

Congratulations to Dymon, and to all those whose involved with the lunar rover YAOKI, for making it to the Moon! Those of us at ispace understand what a challenge this is and are encouraged by your achievements. We are impressed by the efforts of everyone involved and I hope we can work together in the future for the promotion of lunar exploration in Japan and around the world." — ispace Founder & CEO Takeshi Hakamada

ispace and Kurita Water Industries, Ltd., a Japanese water treatment facility and chemical manufacturer, announced an agreement to transport a water purification demonstration system to the Moon, aimed at demonstrating a future lunar water processing test device on the lunar surface. “The signing of this memorandum is another example of how ispace is providing opportunities to companies like Kurita Water Industries to conduct demonstration experiments on the Moon, in this case to purify water. We hope that this activity will be the first step towards the efficient recycling of lunar resources, and that it will lead to the realization of economically sustainable activities on the Moon,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gdNQiwSZ

When asked how she approaches challenges, ispace External Audit & Supervisory Member Agasa Naito said, “If pushing doesn’t work, try pulling,” encouraging us not to get hung up on one approach to solving a problem. ispace's mission—to expand humanity’s presence beyond Earth—demands innovation, creativity, and problem-solving at the highest level. And innovation does not happen in isolation. It happens when different perspectives come together. Check out this video to hear what Ms. Naito finds unique about ispace, what advice she would give her younger self, and, of course, what she would bring to the Moon! #ispace #RESILIENCE #IWD2025

ispace and Chuo University have agreed to cooperate in the implementation of the Lunar Lava Tube Exploration Mission, which will transport the swarm robots equipped with AI, developed by the Chuo University Moonshot, to the Moon’s surface in multiple missions from 2028 onwards. The project focuses on “evolvable swarm robots that can share intelligence to settle in unknown and unexplored areas” and is led by Professor Yasuharu Kunii of Chuo University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gjR4G3Py

As we push the boundaries of lunar exploration, we must embrace a broad range of ideas, ensuring that our solutions are as resilient and dynamic as the challenges we face. ispace External Director Kazuko Nakada joined us to discuss what she believes the key to ispace’s success is, as well as her advice to ambitious individuals striving for leadership roles, and more! What do you think she wants to bring to the Moon? #ispace #RESILIENCE #IWD2025

ispace and SpaceData Inc., a company specializing in big data applications for space development, announced a strategic collaboration to facilitate the creation of lunar digital twins to simulate the physical surface of the Moon! The collaboration is aimed at developing a high-precision topographical model of the Moon based on lunar data acquired by ispace’s exploration mission. The two companies plan to develop a system that can perform physical simulations specific to the lunar surface, including replicating communication delays and low-gravity environments to verify operation of space robots and probes. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gZFKNzVB

While the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander is carrying its precious cargo to the Moon, we are delighted to share the second episode in the TENACIOUS micro rover documentary series, co-produced with the Luxembourg Space Agency!   TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 2: 🌕 European Space Resources Innovation Centre Director Kathryn Hadler shares what we have to gain by exploring the Moon’s resources and why it’s important for a future of sustainable space exploration.   🌕 ispace-EUROPE Senior Lunar Scientist Sophia Casanova discusses what we expect TENACIOUS will find in Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold), the primary planned landing site for Mission 2, and why this landing site was chosen for the mission.   … and more!   Follow along for more episodes and mission updates coming soon! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS