Job

Lunar Cruiser LANS navigation receiver study by ArkEdge Space

Contracted by JAXA from ArkEdge Space · Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path)

JAXA selected ArkEdge Space to study fitting a Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) receiver to the pressurized crew rover JAXA is developing for the Artemis program.

Who built it

BuilderArkEdge SpaceContracted by JAXA

BuyerJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Under

JAXA / Toyota pressurized rover (Lunar Cruiser)

Parent job

Flights

Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path)NET late 2020s-2030s (HLS path) · Starship

Cargo

JAXA pressurized crew rover (Lunar Cruiser class)

Sources

JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos Payload, 15 October 2026