TOKYO, Mar 27 (Pulse News Wire) – Ispace,inc. (9348.T) established a task force aimed at improving lunar landing technology following the failure of its Mission 2 landing attempt on June 6, 2025.
The mission's STR (Star Tracker), IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), and VEL (Radar Velocimeter) systems failed during the descent, while data from the LRF (Laser Range Finder) collected up until the final moments was analyzed immediately post-failure. On June 24, 2025, the company disclosed that issues with the LRF were a technical cause of the landing failure. The newly formed task force seeks independent verification of internal analysis related to the Mission 2 landing failure and aims to provide additional insights into potential missing technological aspects. It also plans to offer recommendations for future missions and enhance the maturity level of moon landing technologies to commercial viability standards.
Additionally, the task force will transparently disclose the company’s current status and maintain trust with stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, and government officials through expert perspectives. Looking ahead, ispace estimates the annual market size for services in the 2040s could reach approximately ¥1,800 billion based on its calculations. The company anticipates significant growth in communication service rates and positioning node demand, leveraging data from US concept studies like Luna-10. Furthermore, observational and SSA (space situational awareness) services are expected to contribute to revenue generation, with projected contract volumes and pricing set according to internal forecasts.
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