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We are delighted to share the first episode in a documentary series co-produced with the Luxembourg Space Agency, highlighting the partnership between ispace and LSA and development of the TENACIOUS micro rover! TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 1: 🌕 Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Marc Serres discusses the motivation behind the SpaceResources.lu Initiative and the importance of supporting space companies such as ispace. 🌕 ispace-EUROPE Chief Executive Officer Julien Lamamy touches on how ispace’s vision works in support of our customer’s goals for exploration, including those of the LSA with the development of the TENACIOUS rover. … and more! Follow along for upcoming episodes, which will be released while the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander continues to make its way to the Moon! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS

[Announcement] ispace, inc. and ispace-U.S. announced the formation of a U.S.-based Board of Directors and appointed Ron Garan (former NASA Astronaut and current ispace-U.S. CEO) as the new Chairman. The company appointed Elizabeth Kryst as the new CEO of ispace-U.S., effective April 1, 2025. This new formation further strengthens business development and government relations to establish ispace-U.S.’s position in the American market and the global space industry. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gsXbjcr7

The RESILIENCE lander remains in excellent health as it continues to orbit Earth in its planned trajectory towards the Moon! RESILIENCE knows what it means to be alone in the vastness of space. Looking back at Earth on Jan. 25, 2025, the lander was about 10,000km from our Blue Marble, poignantly capturing Point Nemo, the most remote place on our planet, about 2,688 kilometers from the nearest land. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #M2Images

Mission control operators in the HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo have confirmed that the Deep Space Radiation Probe (DSRP), a customer payload from the National Central University of Taiwan that is aboard the RESILIENCE lunar lander, is receiving telemetry and collecting radiation data as it travels through space! During its flight, the DSRP payload will continuously measure and collect data on the radiation environment in and outside the Van Allen belts, deep space, and on the lunar surface. The radiation data is extremely important for the design of spacecraft and future lunar facilities, as well as for manned activities on the lunar surface, and it is hoped that it will contribute to future lunar missions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBFDvAGZ #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE

The RESILIENCE lander is in good health and in the Earth orbit phase of it's planned trajectory towards the Moon! In this photo, taken about 5 minutes after separation from the SpaceX launch vehicle on Jan. 15, 2025, at an altitude of approximately 10,000km above Earth, you can see RESILIENCE giving us a hearty greeting against the dark backdrop of space. Visible are the landing gear and the TENACIOUS rover MLI cover. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #M2Images

🚀 Congratulations ispace, inc. on the successful launch of HAKUTO-R Mission 2!   The European Space Agency is providing tracking and communication support to the mission. This support was captured in action at our deep-space station in New Norcia, in Western Australia yesterday, shortly after the team established first contact with the spacecraft. The antenna belongs to our global ground station network (#Estrack), managed from #ESOC.   In the background, Mission 2’s destination – the Moon – illuminates the sky above the station's newest addition: a second deep-space antenna.   The new antenna is set to enter service later this year and will enable ESA to meet the rising demand for communication bandwidth from its own and partner missions across the Solar System. 📸 ESA/Ralf Schneider

ispace-EUROPE was honored to welcomed Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, to its facilities to mark the historic launch of the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2. Prime Minister Frieden toured the ispace-EUROPE facility, watched the live coverage of Mission 2 with ispace crew, and was briefed about the operations that are ongoing and will occur once the TENACIOUS micro rover is deployed from the RESILIENCE lander on the lunar surface. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gfTcNks3

Mission 2 Milestone Success 4 ✅🌙 The RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully completed its first orbital maneuver at 19:40:18 UTC, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 250,000 kilometers from Earth, setting the lander on a course towards the Moon and verifying operation of the main propulsion system, as well as the related guidance, control, and navigation system!   The orbital maneuver required a main thruster burn that lasted approximately 16 seconds.   RESILIENCE is currently in Earth orbit (① in the image). Next it will complete a lunar flyby, known as Success 5, and then enter a low energy transfer orbit (② in the image). Stay tuned for updates! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gXbC5r_y   #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #Mission2Milestones

Mission 2 Milestone Success 3 ✅ 🌙 Mission Control Center Establishes Communication with RESILIENCE Lander. The ispace Mission Control Center has established a communication link with the RESILIENCE lunar lander and confirmed a stable attitude as well as stable generation of electrical power in orbit. The establishment of a communication link and stable attitude completes Success 3 of the Mission 2 Milestones. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGtrZSDw #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #Mission2Milestones

Mission 2 Milestone Success 2 ✅ 🌙 The Completion of Launch and Deployment. The 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 at 7:44:24 UTC on Jan. 15, 2025, completes Success 2 of the Mission 2 Milestones. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/guT-tc2B #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #Mission2Milestones