Quality Improvement Cycle Through Iterative Missions and Quality Stabilization Through Mass Production
First written in FY2024. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In practice, mission data obtained during Missions 1 and 2, including data on the analysis of the causes of the landing failures, is being used for subsequent missions from Mission 3 onward.」
The company explicitly stated that data from Missions 1 and 2, including analysis of the causes of the landing failures, is being used for subsequent missions. - 2026-03-27AdvancedManagement Plan
「Regarding the recommendation in item 4 above to increase project resources allocated to system-development-level testing, we will expand ispace's former Flight Operation department into the Test and Flight Operation department and change to a structure in which one department handles testing and operations. Through the resulting synergies, we will expand resources for test preparation and execution and use the knowledge and expertise gained from testing to plan, prepare and execute operations more efficiently.」
The analysis of failure factors was reflected in specific organizational changes to expand testing resources and integrate testing and operations, creating a quality-improvement cycle. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In practice, mission data obtained during Missions 1 and 2, including data on the analysis of the causes of the landing failures, is being used for subsequent missions from Mission 3 onward. To this end, the company is also advancing development of Missions 3 and 4 in parallel.」
Data from the flight and landing phases of Missions 1 and 2, including analysis of the causes of the failures, is being used for Mission 3 and subsequent missions. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「The company plans to increase opportunities for demonstration, achieve quality improvements in the future through repeated missions and sufficient research and development, and further stabilize quality through mass production.」
The use of the characteristics of private-sector companies and low-cost, compact and lightweight models to improve quality through repeated missions, research and development and mass production was described for the first time as a separate strategy.