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TOKYO – December 18, 2024 – ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, today released its SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 Milestones & Ventures, outlining its mission objectives and lunar surface exploration goals, as well as the opening of a six-day launch window mid-January, the company announced in a Keynote. ispace Mission 2 will launch to the Moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket along with the Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 which is set to launch during a six-day window that opens no earlier than mid-January 2025. The ispace RESILIENCE lunar lander will be the second to deploy during the mission. The RESILIENCE lander will take a low energy orbit as done during Mission 1, so transit will take several months ahead of a targeted landing 4 to 5 months after launch. “Today, we are excited to announce that in approximately one month, ispace’s historic Mission 2 will be launching and we will make our second attempt to land on the Moon,” said Takeshi Ha...

Company Profile Company Name: Synspective Inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Thu Dec. 19, 2024 Market Section: Growth Market Representative Dr. ARAI Motoyuki, Founder & CEO Address of Main Office 3-10-3 Miyoshi, Koto-ku Tokyo, 135-0022 Tel. +81-3-6811-1355 Home Page: https://synspective.com/  Date of Incorporation: Feb. 22, 2018 Description of Business: Development and operation of small SAR satellites and provider of SAR data and satellite solutions Category of Industry: Information & Communication Ticker: 290A  

Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that it has signed a contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program, one of the world’s first technology demonstrations of removing large-scale debris from orbit. The contract is valued at approximately 13.2 billion yen (including tax). The CRD2 program aims to remove an unprepared Japanese upper stage rocket body, thereby addressing the increasingly critical issue of space debris. Unprepared objects in orbit pose an additional challenge as they have not been prepared with any technologies that enable docking or potential servicing or removal. The program is contracted in two phases, and Astroscale Japan was also selected for Phase I, where the company was responsible for the design, manuf...

KDDI has announced a successful demonstration of its upcoming Starlink Direct to Cell service that enables ubiquitous access to texting on "au" smartphones. The demonstration, conducted in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, confirmed that "au" smartphones, even when out of KDDI terrestrial service coverage, could directly connect with the Starlink Direct to Cell satellite, located at an altitude of several hundred kilometers, and send and receive SMS messages. Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities enable ubiquitous access to texting, calling, and browsing wherever you may be on land, lakes, or coastal waters. Leveraging Starlink Direct to Cell satellites and KDDI's national wireless spectrum nationwide, enabling connectivity in dead cell zones as long as there is a clear view of the sky. This will enhance KDDI's cellular connectivity to areas beyond the limits of traditional 4G and 5G networks including remote islands and mountains, providing peace...