About Us

A world where the Earth and Moon are one ecosystem.

Life on Earth in the future will not be sustainable without satellite-based space infrastructure. Communications, agriculture, transportation, finance, environmental sustainability, as well as a variety of industries will all depend on this extraterrestrial infrastructure. Furthermore, its importance will continue to rise as technology continues to evolve with innovations such as IoT and self-driving vehicles.

How should we develop space infrastructure to make it sustainable and efficient? The key is how we use space resources.

At ispace, we’ve turned our attention to the Moon. By taking advantage of lunar water resources, we can develop the space infrastructure needed to enrich our daily lives on earth, as well as expand our living sphere into space. Also, by making the Earth and Moon one system, a new economy with space infrastructure at its core will support human life, making sustainability a reality. This result is our ultimate goal, and our search for water on the Moon is the first step to achieving that goal.

However, we face many challenges. While technology is important, it alone can’t overcome every difficulty. Finance, law, policy, science, education, and environmental conservation all comprise a social system that must integrate into the planning process. Our vision has attracted the attention of many potential stakeholders around the world who we need to succeed at creating this new ecosystem.

The time has come for the world to reconsider how to explore and develop space. Until now, governments have taken on the task and risks of space development, and any setbacks reflected on administrations. We feel that this system has led to a slowing of growth in the space industry. Start-ups, such as ours, tend to be more willing to take risks, which equates to better potential to achieve results with more speed.

Recently, the space industry has witnessed many breakthroughs thanks to progress and the afore mentioned increased speed of development as different fields come together to bring new innovations.

At ispace, we’re enthusiastic about our systematic thinking and bringing different disciplines together to form a more comprehensive perspective on the industry while optimizing methods.

With Japan’s high-quality craftsmanship and coordinated leadership, ispace contributes to the construction of a cosmic-scale sphere of life that will support humankind. We invite you to contribute in developing a sustainable world by making the Earth and Moon one ecosystem that brings abundance to our lives.

Takeshi Hakamada

Company overview

Company Name: ispace, inc.
Founded: September 2010
Number of Employees: 282 (as of March 31, 2024)
Capital Stock: JPY 7,775,500K (as of March 31, 2024)
Management: Takeshi Hakamada

Founder & CEO

Jumpei Nozaki

Director & CFO

Ryo Ujiie

CTO

Kenichi Imamura

CPO
Board of Directors: Representative Director

Takeshi Hakamada

Founder & CEO, ispace, inc.

Director

Jumpei Nozaki

CFO, ispace, inc.

External Director

Tohru Akaura

General Partner & Co-Founder, Incubate Fund KK

External Director

Koichi Kawana

President and Representative Director, Lublyst Inc. (Ex-Representative Director, President, JGC CORPORATION (Current JGC Holdings Corporation))

External Director

Kazuko Nakada

Representative Director, actuali inc. (Ex- Managing Director, LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY)

External Director

Kojiro Hatada

President and CEO, Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (Ex-Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

External Director

Takashi Makino

Advisor, IHI Corporation (Ex-President, IHI AEROSPACE Co.,Ltd.)

Standing Audit &
Supervisory Member

Yuji Inoue

Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ispace, inc.

External Audit &
Supervisory Member

Agasa Naito

Partner, at Tanabe & Partners

External Audit &
Supervisory Member

Yoshihide Todoroki

CPA, TODOROKI Accounting Firm (Ex-Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC.)
Business Overview: To construct a sustainable Earth and Moon ecosystem implementing space resources:
･Marketing Support for Space Content Industries
･Sale and Survey of Moon Surface Data
･High Frequency Lunar Transport
･Payload Development for Lunar Orbiting and Landing
･R&D for Space Resource Development

Management Team

Lunar Advisory Board

Jean-Jacques Dordain

Mr. Dordain was the sixth Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) and was reappointed twice to the role by the ESA Council, serving in the role from 2003-2015. He has served in numerous government and academic roles throughout his career including the Executive Secretary of the Evaluation Committee of the Japanese space agency NASDA. In addition, he has received awards from several European governments for his service including the National Order of the Legion of Honour from the president of France. In addition, he has served as an honorary Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation and Chancellor of the International Space University.

Yoshinori Komiya

Mr. Komiya served in Japan’s Ministry of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (formerly the Ministry of International Trade and Industry) for three decades, serving as the Director-General for Space Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. In this role oversaw the revision of Japan’s Basic Plan for Space Policy and the formulation of the Space Activities Law and the Satellite Remote Sensing Law. In 2016, he was appointed Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office.

Tom Ochinero

Mr. Ochinero is a former senior executive with SpaceX, serving as senior vice president of commercial business. During his nearly 10 years with the rocket and spacecraft company, he oversaw significant expansion seeing SpaceX become the world’s leader in commercial space launch missions. He has previously held the role of chief executive officer for an advanced engineering firm and was a Sales Trader for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo. Currently, he is serves as a Co-Founder & General Partner of Interlagos Capital.

Alan Stern

Dr. Stern is a former NASA Associate Administrator and principal investigator of NASA New Horizons mission to explore Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the farthest space exploration of worlds to date. In addition to serving as a commercial astronaut and served on the U.S. National Science Board, while twice being named to the Time 100 list of most influential people. He has written and edited numerous scientific and technical papers and articles and authored multiple books. Currently, he maintains his own aerospace consulting.

Company Base

ispace, inc. – Tokyo, Japan Sumitomo Fudosan Hamacho Building 3F, 3-42-3, Nihonbashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-0007 ispace technologies U.S. inc. – Denver Denver, Colorado 12876 E Adam Aircraft Circle, Centennial, CO 80112, United States ispace Europe SA – Luxembourg 5 Rue de l’Industrie 1811, Luxembourg

History

ispace was the managing company of Team HAKUTO, one of the 5 finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition, which was organized by the XPRIZE Foundation and sponsored by Google, called for privately funded teams to be the first to land a robotic spacecraft on the Moon, travel 500 meters, and transmit back to Earth high-definition video and images.