Flight

ispace Mission 4 polar lander

NET 2029 · ULTRA · planned

Ispace Japan polar landing, currently scheduled 2029, on the ULTRA lander line (ispace Mission 3 page: same ULTRA design used on Mission 4).

High-precision polar landing.

Stack

Primeispace

VehicleULTRA

SiteLunar south polar region

Themes

LandersCommercial cargo landers and human landing systems.

Science & sensingComposition, radiation, dust, heat, and the lunar environment.

SubsurfaceDrills, heat-flow probes, radar, ice mining, scoops: when listed on a flight.

ISRU · water, O₂ & foodUsing what the Moon provides for consumables: water, oxygen, electrolyzers, food demos.

Rovers & hoppersWhat moves after landing: scout rovers, hoppers, and crewed lunar terrain vehicles.

Companies

Prime

ispaceMAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)

Named on this flight

ispace EUROPEMAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)MAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)

Named suppliers

European Space Agency (ESA)MAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)

Jobs

Ispace polar lander delivery (Mission 4)

Ispace Japan polar landing currently scheduled 2029 (formerly Mission 6) on the ULTRA line (ispace Mission 3 page: same ULTRA design on Mission 4). · ispace · ispace-inc.com

MAGPIE rover (ispace EUROPE / ESA)

Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration. · ispace EUROPE · ispace-inc.com

Cargo

Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration

ESA’s first lunar rover. · European Space Agency (ESA) · esa.int

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Sources

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