Announced details
Power supply in the lunar south polar region, sustained lunar surface activities, and lunar exploration infrastructure
Selected as the contracting party in JAXA's proposal competition. The parties are coordinating toward execution of the contract, after which ispace plans to undertake the conceptual design.
Based in Chofu, Tokyo; President: Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川 宏). A national research and development agency that conducts lunar exploration and related activities.
The concept calls for power supplies in the several-tens-of-kilowatts class in the first half of the 2030s
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Conceptual design of a lunar surface solar power tower and a power supply system for user equipment |
| Counterparty | National Research and Development Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Counterparty overview | Based in Chofu, Tokyo; President: Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川 宏). A national research and development agency that conducts lunar exploration and related activities. |
| Relationship with the Company | Selected as the contracting party in JAXA's proposal competition. The parties are coordinating toward execution of the contract, after which ispace plans to undertake the conceptual design. |
| Applicable area | Power supply in the lunar south polar region, sustained lunar surface activities, and lunar exploration infrastructure |
| Location scale | The concept calls for power supplies in the several-tens-of-kilowatts class in the first half of the 2030s |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.JAXA conducted the proposal competition to define the system requirements, specifications and project plan for a lunar surface solar power tower that will generate the power needed for sustained lunar exploration. ispace will apply the expertise it has developed through lunar exploration missions and lunar lander development.