10 Mar, 2025
Today, ispace technologies U.S. (ispace-U.S.) announced that approximately $7.7 million in additional funding was released from Draper for the existing CP-12 contract as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
ispace Mission 3 is an ispace-U.S. commercial mission which will provide lunar lander transportation services to Draper as part of the CP-12 task order.
Scheduled for 2026, the APEX 1.0 lander developed by ispace-U.S. will transport and operate government and commercial payload instruments at Schrödinger Basin on the far side of the Moon. While the lander communicates directly with Earth during transit, ispace-U.S. will also utilize relay satellites for communication during surface operations.
About ispace technologies U.S.
ispace–U.S. is an American lunar exploration company providing transportation and infrastructure capabilities from Earth to lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon for government and commercial customers. ispace believes that the utilization of lunar resources is the catalyst for enabling human permanence and economic opportunity on and around the Moon and is committed to achieving this goal. The company’s U.S. headquarters serves as the central location for the development of its APEX 1.0 lunar lander, which is being designed, manufactured, and launched in the United States. In partnership with Draper, this lander will deliver a suite of NASA-sponsored science payloads to the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. https://ispace-us.com/
About Draper
Draper is a non-profit research and development company that solves some of the nation’s most important challenges. With more than 2,000 employees working in collaboration across 13 campuses, Draper delivers transformative, mission-driven solutions that successfully meet our customers’ requirements. These efforts focus on four critical mission areas: Strategic Systems, Space Systems, Electronic Systems, and Biotechnology Systems. To extend our legacy into the future, the Draper Scholars program engages with the next generation of innovators while DraperSPARX™ seeks to partner with startups and small businesses that can further our mission. To learn more about Draper, visit www.draper.com.