ispace Counting Down to Mission 1 Launch, Hoping to Achieve First Successful Commercial Lunar Lading
M1 lander with integrated payloads from NGK (solid-state battery), Canadensys (360° cameras), UAE Rashid rover, JAXA transformable lunar robot to depart testing site IABG Space Centre in Ottobrunn, Germany for KSC LC-39, launching as secondary rideshare on SpaceX F9 rocket NET 9-15 November window; 3-month low-energy lunar transfer, tracked by ESA ESTRACK ground stations in Guiana, Australia, Spain, Argentina and UK, to be followed by 12-day lunar mission; 200+ employee ispace has US$237M+ funding, planning M2 NET 2023, M3 with Draper under $73M CLPS award NET 2025