TOKYO, May 26 (Pulse News Wire) – ispace,inc. (9348.T) signed a payload service contract with JALUX Co., Ltd.
On May 26, according to a resolution passed by its board of directors on the same day. The agreement aims to support JALUX's "ARGO PROJECT," which seeks to transport cultural artifacts to the moon aboard specialized boxes called Möbius Arks. Under the project, ispace will utilize its lunar landing mission payload transportation slots to deliver items collected by JALUX from various regions and companies across Japan. Each Möbius Ark measures approximately 20cm x 20cm x 10cm and is designed to protect contents in a harsh lunar environment.
The contract amount is $1 million (approximately ¥160 million), based on the exchange rate as of April 2026. The payload delivery is scheduled for ispace’s Mission 3, planned for launch in 2028. The impact on ispace's fiscal year 2027 performance is expected to be minor; however, the company will promptly disclose any significant changes to future earnings. This collaboration marks a concrete step forward in the partnership initiated between ispace and three JAL Group companies in November 2025, aimed at exploring cooperation in lunar transportation and operations.
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