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With the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander having spent over a month in space, we’re highlighting the hard work and dedication of our crew members who, together with the support of our HAKUTO-R partners, government stakeholders, customers, and many others, made M2 possible. RESILIENCE carries with it the ambition and determination of our crew members. This mosaic made up of over 700 ispace crew member’s and supporter’s portraits taking shape as the lander represents how everyone came together united under one purpose. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 148,000 km from Earth as it continues on its journey! Last week was a busy week for our Operations engineers. They executed the successful lunar flyby on Feb. 15--a first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander. They also completed an orbital maneuver on Feb. 16, which required a main thruster burn lasting 1 second, helping the lander settle into its trajectory after flyby. Today RESILIENCE is navigating a low-energy orbit through deep space, which will take it as far as 1.1 million kilometers from Earth before it makes its way back to the Moon. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates

We are excited to share that ispace Chief People Officer Kenichi Imamura will be participating in an online seminar alongside fellow industry leaders in Japan to discuss the structure of the space industry and its growth outlook! The event will take place on Wed., February 18, 19:00 - 21:00 (JST) and will be held in Japanese. For more information (Japanese only): https://lnkd.in/gaUTYewA

Mission 2 Milestone Success 5 ✅🌓 The RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully completed a flyby of the Moon on Feb. 15, 2025, coming within approximately 8,400 km of the lunar surface--a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander. This spectacular image of our celestial neighbor was taken by RESILIENCE on Feb. 15, 2025 at an altitude of 14,439 km. RESILIENCE is now on a trajectory out to deep space before completing orbital maneuvers that will bring it back towards the Moon in advance of lunar orbit insertion, expected around early May. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g-ypzrVw #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #Mission2Milestones

Roses are red, Violets are blue, The Moon's our next stop, Come explore it too! Happy Valentine's Day from the ispace crew--sending love (and lunar landers) across the cosmos! 🌕 💝 #ispace #RESILIENCE #ValentinesDay #Moonstruck

ispace and the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) have signed an agreement to investigate collaborations on lunar exploration & spacecraft development opportunities and capability development. The agreement outlines a framework for discussions between KFUPM and ispace focusing on potential areas for collaboration, which encompass the development of lunar exploration technologies, the creation of lunar science and research, including in-situ resources utilization (ISRU) activities, and potential transportation of KFUPM payloads to the Moon. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/grHRjq84 #ispace #Moon #lunarexploration

We are just 2 days away from lunar flyby! During the flyby the RESILIENCE lander will experience the biggest change in velocity of the mission, and yet, due to the way gravitational forces work, it will not actually feel any acceleration. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #Moon #LunarFlyby

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 460,000 km from Earth—farther than the Moon—as it continues on its journey! Last week, our Operations engineers successfully executed the critical maneuver that set RESILIENCE on its path for lunar flyby, expected to take place on Feb. 14 (UTC). Flyby will be the point in which the lander is making its closest pass to the Moon before entering lunar orbit later in the mission, and tonight’s Full Moon has us imagining what RESILIENCE will see as it approaches! Today RESILIENCE is at the “apogee”, meaning the distance from the body it is orbiting—Earth—is at its maximum and the velocity (760 km/h) is at the minimum. From this point on, the lander will start being pulled again towards the Earth. But this time, unlike its previous orbits around Earth, the Moon will pass by so closely that it will alter its trajectory into the 2nd orbital phase of the mission, the low energy transfer. And that is the lunar flyby! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 112,000 km from Earth as it continues to make its way to the Moon! This is an exciting week, as our Operations engineers are preparing for the first critical maneuver of Mission 2. Although ispace engineers will execute a number of maneuvers with RESILIENCE over the duration of the mission, in principle critical maneuvers must be executed as scheduled to continue the mission. This week’s maneuver will set us on course for lunar flyby, coming up soon! Fun fact: at the point nearest to Earth in its orbit, RESILIENCE is traveling at about 29,000 km/hour, or 18,000 mph. Assuming an average hot dog length of 6 inches, and an average American football game duration of 3 hours, this would be equivalent to 570866141.7322836 hot dogs per football game. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #SBLIX

We are delighted to share the first episode in a documentary series co-produced with the Luxembourg Space Agency, highlighting the partnership between ispace and LSA and development of the TENACIOUS micro rover! TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 1: 🌕 Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Marc Serres discusses the motivation behind the SpaceResources.lu Initiative and the importance of supporting space companies such as ispace. 🌕 ispace-EUROPE Chief Executive Officer Julien Lamamy touches on how ispace’s vision works in support of our customer’s goals for exploration, including those of the LSA with the development of the TENACIOUS rover. … and more! Follow along for upcoming episodes, which will be released while the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander continues to make its way to the Moon! #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS