ispace, inc. is a publicly traded Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo that develops robotic spacecraft and lunar exploration technology, with a stated mission to let clients discover, map and use natural lunar resources. It was founded on September 10, 2010 by Takeshi Hakamada, who remains chief executive, and it operated Team Hakuto in the Google Lunar X Prize competition from 2013 to 2018 with a rover called Sorato. Under its Hakuto-R program the company develops commercial lunar landers; its first mission, launched in December 2022, failed during landing in April 2023, and its second mission, launched in January 2025, crashed on the lunar surface in June 2025. ispace is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 9348, employs about 200 people, and maintains offices in the United States and Luxembourg in addition to Japan.
Facts
Agency TypePublicly traded Japanese lunar exploration and robotic spacecraft company 1 Founded Year Headquarters HeadTakeshi Hakamada (Founder and CEO) 1 Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot disclosed
Publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker 9348) per the entity's existing description, but no annual budget or revenue figure is given in the source consulted. In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ispace Inc.
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ispace Inc. is a publicly traded Japanese company developing robotic spacecraft and other technology to compete for both transportation and exploration mission contracts from space agencies and other private industries.
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The company's founder and CEO is Takeshi Hakamada.
History section, first paragraph
In 2010, White Label Space Japan LLC, the predecessor of ispace was founded by Takeshi Hakamada to manage the commercial and technical aspect of the Japanese group.
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