EntX and ispace to Progress Cutting-Edge Lunar Night Survival Technology; awarded Australian Government Grant
Innovative Payload Planned for a Future ispace Lunar Mission TOKYO – April 22, 2025 – ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, and entX Limited, an Australian nuclear engineering and technology developer company, have reached an agreement to transport and test an innovative Radioisotope Heating Unit (RHU) on the lunar surface as part of a future ispace mission. The technology demonstration will be funded in part by a $200,000 AUD grant from the Space Cooperation and Innovation Fund supported by the State of South Australia. entX and ispace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in January to develop a shared understanding for a technology demonstration of entX’s RHU on the Moon surface and its possible integration to the lander. The joint study plans to evaluate technical feasibility, focusing on thermal requirements, packaging, and system compatibility to enable extended mission durations, including survival through the lunar nig...