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ispace Mission 4 polar lander
NET 2029 · ULTRA · planned
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ispace Japan polar landing, currently scheduled 2029, on the ULTRA lander line (same ULTRA design used on Mission 3).
High-precision polar landing.
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ArianeGroup pulsing and reaction control thrusters for ULTRA
On 6 October 2026 at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, ispace selected ArianeGroup pulsing thrusters and reaction control system thrusters for integration into its ULTRA lunar landers, and contracted ArianeGroup for the related assembly, integration, and testing. · ArianeGroup · ispaceispace polar lander delivery (Mission 4)
ispace Japan is building the Mission 4 polar landing on the ULTRA lander line, currently scheduled 2029. · ispace · ispaceMAGPIE Drill Translation Unit
ESR Technology provides the Drill Translation Unit as part of the Lunar Volatiles Scout on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover. · ESR Technology · ispaceMAGPIE Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer Volatile Analyzer
The Open University provides the Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer Volatile Analyzer as part of the Lunar Volatiles Scout on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover. · The Open University · ispaceMAGPIE Lunar RiMFAX ground-penetrating radar
The University of Oslo Centre for Space Sensors and Systems provides the Lunar RiMFAX ground-penetrating radar on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover. · University of Oslo · ispaceMAGPIE Neutron HardPix and Radiation HardPix
The Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics at Czech Technical University in Prague provides the neutron spectrometer suite of Neutron HardPix and Radiation HardPix on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover. · Czech Technical University in Prague · ispaceMAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)
MAGPIE is ESA's first lunar polar ice exploration rover. · ispace EUROPE · ispaceMAGPIE Volatile Analyzer assembly and testing
RAL Space leads joint assembly and testing of the MAGPIE Volatile Analyzer with support from The Open University, which provides the Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer. · RAL Space · ispaceMAGPIE Volatiles Sampler drill
Technische Universität München provides the instrumented drill Volatiles Sampler as part of the Lunar Volatiles Scout on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover. · Technical University of Munich · ispaceMission 4 Lunar Connect relay
ispace's Space Strategy Fund polar project notice states Mission 4 is expected to deploy a communications relay satellite into lunar orbit to support polar payload ops and the Lunar Connect data-relay service path. · ispace · ispaceSSF polar landing grant (Mission 4)
JAXA Space Strategy Fund Phase 2 selected ispace for High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Polar Regions (selection 2026-01-16. · ispace · ispaceCargo
Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration
ESA’s first lunar rover. · European Space Agency (ESA) · ESAHardware
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- ArianeGroup boosts orbital propulsion business with agreements on lunar spacecraft and new propulsion platform ArianeGroup, 6 October 2026
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- ispace-EUROPE Secures €65M ESA Contract for MAGPIE Lunar Rover space-agency.public.lu
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