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Watch our engineering team in action as they prepare the ULTRA lunar lander’s upper assembly for a high-precision crane lift operation. This video captures the coordination, technical expertise, and attention to detail required ahead of integration with the lander's primary structure. From detailed inspections to closely coordinated teamwork, every step plays an important role in the assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) process. Stay tuned as we continue sharing more behind-the-scenes moments from ULTRA’s journey to the Moon. #ispace #ULTRA #LunarExploration #Engineering #AIT

More behind the scenes at ispace: our engineering team can be seen here hard at work preparing for a critical phase of the ULTRA lunar lander Structural Model assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) campaign. This week, we’re sharing a glimpse of the meticulous preparations as the upper assembly is readied for crane operations and precise positioning ahead of integration with the lander's primary structure. Every step requires precision, communication, and teamwork--stay tuned for more of our crew in action! #LunarExploration #AIT #Engineering #Teamwork #ispace #ULTRA

Check out this video to see ispace Founder & CEO Takeshi Hakamada joined by members of ispace’s global leadership team (Julien Lamamy & Elizabeth Kryst) to discuss how ULTRA brings together engineering expertise across Japan, the U.S., and Europe to support the next phase of lunar transportation. Together they highlight how lessons learned from previous missions are being applied to improve mission quality, development efficiency, and long-term scalability as lunar transportation evolves from one-off missions to high-frequency infrastructure. Watch the video here to learn more about the future of ispace's lunar missions. 🚀🌕

We are proud to support the advancement of lunar science through this collaboration with the University of Leicester and partners across Europe. By delivering this Raman spectrometer payload aboard our ULTRA lunar lander, we continue expanding opportunities for international collaboration and scientific discovery on the Moon. 🌕

Today, we announced our full year financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, covering two distinct halves: the first half marked by the challenge of Mission 2, and the second half as laying the groundwork for our next leap forward. Key business highlights: 1) During the second half of the year, ispace was selected for the second phase of Japan’s Space Strategy Fund, secured funding from the European Space Agency (ESA), completed a third-party allotment and public offering raising approximately 18 billion yen, and signed payload service agreements with South Korea’s UEL and the University of Leicester in the UK. 2) ispace announced the new “ULTRA” lunar lander model resulting from the integration of the Japanese and U.S. landers and the rescheduled ispace-U.S.’ first mission. While entailing short-term challenges, will yield significant long-term benefits. The ULTRA lander will enable us to fully meet the needs of customers seeking high quality and development efficiency, and that it will also contribute to NASA’s efforts to accelerate lunar development through bold investments. For more information, read here: https://lnkd.in/g9ArEC2z

We were honored to welcome a delegation from the U.S. Embassy in Japan, led by Deputy Chief of Mission Aaron D. Snipe, to our Nihonbashi, Tokyo headquarters. During the visit, our teams discussed the growing importance of international cooperation in lunar exploration and the expanding opportunities created through collaboration between Japan and the United States across the space industry. We were pleased to share more about our ULTRA lunar lander, which brings together expertise from our global team--including our offices in Japan and the United States--as we continue working toward a sustainable cislunar economy. #ispace #ULTRA #LunarExploration #SpaceIndustry #USJapan #InternationalCooperation

Witness the next step in the assembly of our ULTRA lunar lander Structural Model (SM)! In this behind-the-scenes clip, our engineering team prepares to integrate the upper assembly with the lander’s primary structure—an important milestone in the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) campaign for ULTRA. Stay tuned for upcoming videos, where we’ll showcase even more moments from this process. #ispace #ULTRA #LunarLander #Engineering #SpaceExploration

Behind every successful lunar mission is a team of dedicated engineers. Today, we’re excited to share new images of our engineers carefully assembling the structural model (SM) of our ULTRA lunar lander! Their precision and attention to detail are essential as we prepare for the next phase: a rigorous testing campaign. The ULTRA SM is configured to replicate key structural, mass, interface, and environmental characteristics of the flight model in order to produce representative testing conditions and results—swipe through to catch a closer look at a propulsion tank test article! #ispace #ULTRA #LunarExploration #Engineering #Teamwork

📣 Announcement: ispace-EUROPE welcomed Japanese Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to our Luxembourg headquarters We were honored to welcome a high-level Japanese delegation led by Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and President of the Japan–Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship League, to ispace-EUROPE, our Luxembourg headquarters. The visit served as an opportunity to symbolize the strengthening of relations between the Japan and Luxembourg in the fields of innovation, advanced technologies, and space exploration. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Minister Hayashi and the members of the delegation for their visit. With major advances underway in lunar development and orbital satellite infrastructure, we hope this visit will help strengthen global cooperation between Japan and Europe. Read here for more: https://lnkd.in/gvE8S3EX #ispace #SpaceExploration #LunarExploration #Innovation #SpaceTech #Japan #Luxembourg #SpaceNews

We’re excited to share another behind-the-scenes look at the assembly, integration, and testing of the ULTRA lunar lander’s Structural Model! 🌙 Our talented engineers have been hard at work, meticulously assembling key components and ensuring every detail meets our rigorous standards. Here you can see our team in action, joined by our Founder & CEO Takeshi Hakamada, who visited on site to personally inspect the progress and support the team as we move closer to our next milestone. Each step brings us closer to realizing our vision: to extend human presence into outer space through sustainable lunar exploration. Swipe through to see: 1️⃣ Our CEO inspecting ULTRA lander SM components 2️⃣ Engineers collaborating on assembly 3️⃣ Integration and testing in progress Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our journey to the Moon! #ispace #ULTRAlander #LunarExploration #Teamwork #Innovation