ispace technologies U.S., inc.
Colorado-based U.S. subsidiary of ispace, inc. that was developing the APEX 1.0 lander as a Draper subcontractor for NASA CLPS task order CP-12; NASA and Draper ended CP-12 effective 2026-07-09, and APEX 1.0 has been merged into ispace's ULTRA lander. Its resource link is that the October 2025 Magna Petra agreement placed the helium-3 reconnaissance micro-rover on its APEX 1.0 lander.
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Resources and evidence
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Demonstrated
Has not flown a lander. Its APEX 1.0 lander (engine changed twice) was folded into the ULTRA design in March 2026; the CLPS CP-12 prime contract held by Draper was mutually ended with NASA on 2026-07-09 (U.S. Mountain Time), and ispace expects the Draper subcontract to terminate.
Claimed or planned
ispace-U.S. states it will provide lunar transportation for the U.S. market and will propose to NASA's CLPS 2.0; per the October 2025 Magna Petra release, ispace-EUROPE's MSOLO-carrying micro-rover was to fly on its APEX 1.0 lander.
Facts
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Company
- Status
- Active (subsidiary)as of 2026-09-17. On 2026-09-17 ispace-U.S. announced a definitive agreement with Argo Space to deliver its Alpine relay satellite to lunar orbit (Mission 2.5, as early as 2027); its July 2026 release says it plans to bid for NASA's CLPS 2.0.
- Roles
- Lander / transport
- Targets
- Moon
- Parent or acquirer
- ispace, inc.
- Also known as
- ispace-U.S.; ispace U.S.; ispace technologies U.S.
- Website
- ispace-inc.com
Dated events
Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.
- 2026-11-07
NASA selects eight companies for CLPS 2 lunar deliveries ($10 billion combined maximum)
NASA selected eight companies as eligible to compete for future lunar surface delivery missions under CLPS 2: Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, ispace-U.S., Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, SpaceX and Voyager Technologies. CLPS 2 is a 10-year, multiple-award master contract with a combined maximum value of $10 billion; that maximum is a ceiling, not money awarded to any company. NASA also raised the current CLPS contract's value from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion.
Sources (3) and evidence gaps
NASA selected eight companies for the next phase of its CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The companies are eligible to compete for future lunar surface delivery missions under the new CLPS 2 contract: Blue Origin Firefly Aerospace Intuitive Machines ispace-U.S. Lockheed Martin Space Northrop Grumman Space Systems SpaceX Voyager Technologies
The CLPS 2 framework is a 10-year, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity master contract with a combined maximum value of $10 billion.
NASA increased the value of the current CLPS 1.0 contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion to support initial Phase One Moon Base objectives.
- NASA's release names no CLPS 2 task order. Lockheed Martin Space and Northrop Grumman Space Systems have no record in this dataset, so they are named here and not linked.
- 2026-07-09
NASA CLPS CP-12 task order ended; ispace-U.S. subcontract to terminate
ispace disclosed that NASA and Draper mutually ended CLPS task order CP-12 effective 2026-07-09 (U.S. Mountain Time); ispace-U.S.'s subcontract with Draper to provide the lander is expected to be terminated.
Sources (3) and evidence gaps
On July 9, 2026 (U.S. Mountain Time), the mutual end of the contract related to CLPS* Task Order CP-12 entered into between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") and The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. ("Draper") was effectuated.
Draper has mutually agreed with NASA to end the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order CP-12.
While the termination of CP-12 is a negative, we view the major business opportunities we are now focusing on as extremely positive.
- Draper is not recorded as an organization here, so no counterparty is linked. The final subcontract termination notice was not found.
- 2026-03-27
ispace ULTRA lander integration and mission renumbering
ispace announced it would merge the APEX 1.0 and Series 3 designs into the ULTRA lander with a new engine, renumbering its missions: Mission 3 (formerly 4) planned for 2028, Mission 4 (formerly 6) for 2029, and the ispace-U.S. CP-12 mission becoming Mission 5 with a proposed 2030 launch pending NASA approval.
Company statements only. No independent or government source is recorded here.
Sources (3)
The ULTRA lunar lander, which will include a new engine-a change from the previous vendor-will be used in each of ispace's next missions, resulting in a mission shift and schedule update for ispace-U.S.'s first mission, now expected in 2030.
Mission 4: Lunar Lander launch, 2029 (formerly Mission 6)
Mission 3: Lunar Lander launch, 2028 (formerly Mission 4) This mission is currently under development by ispace Japan funded through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant
- 2025-10-06
ispace-EUROPE to provide MSOLO rover services for Magna Petra (USD 22 million PSA)
ispace-EUROPE announced a USD 22 million payload service agreement with Magna Petra to integrate NASA's MSOLO mass spectrometer on an ispace-EUROPE micro-rover for Magna Petra's HALO helium-3 reconnaissance mission; the release placed the rover on ispace-U.S.'s APEX 1.0 lander (then 'Mission 3').
Company statements only. No independent or government source is recorded here.
Sources (5) and evidence gaps
ispace-EUROPE and Magna Petra Corp. sign total amount of $22 million USD Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to carry NASA’s MSOLO instrument to the lunar surface on the Mission 3 rover.
ispace-EUROPE will integrate a NASA-developed Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO) instrument into its upcoming Mission 3 lunar micro-rover platform as part of Magna Petra's Helium Availability of Lunar Origin (HALO) reconnaissance mission.
The Mission 3 rover will fly on ispace technologies U.S.' (ispace-U.S.) APEX 1.0. lunar lander
This brings the total contract value for Mission 3 to $86 million USD, up from $64 million USD.
today announced the execution of a $22 million Payload Service Agreement (PSA) with ispace-EUROPE S.A.
- Which ispace mission now carries the MSOLO rover after the March 2026 renumbering and the July 2026 CP-12 termination is not stated.
- TSE timely-disclosure PDF not retrieved; payment terms and the effect of the March 2026 mission re-plan on this contract not disclosed.
- 2025-05-09
ispace-U.S. Mission 3 moved from 2026 to no earlier than 2027
ispace-U.S. announced an engine change to Agile Space Industries' VoidRunner for its APEX 1.0 lander and moved its Mission 3 (Team Draper CP-12) launch from 2026 to no earlier than 2027.
Company statements only. No independent or government source is recorded here.
Sources (1)
The changes required engineering accommodation, leading to an update of the Mission 3 launch schedule from 2026 to 2027 for a successful lunar landing.
Open evidence gaps
- Founding/incorporation year of ispace technologies U.S., inc. not found in a primary source.
- No confirmation that the Draper subcontract termination has been finalized (TSE notice of 2026-07-15 says a further announcement will follow).
Sources
8 excerpts from 6 publicationsOne web address counts as one publication.
ispace technologies U.S. (ispace - U.S.), an American lunar exploration company providing Earth-to-Moon transportation and infrastructure capabilities, today announced its new U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado
Argo will deliver ispace's Lunar Connect communication relay satellite to lunar orbit.
clears the way for the mission, ispace Mission 2.5, to launch as early as 2027.
Draper has mutually agreed with NASA to end the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order CP-12.
On July 9, 2026 (U.S. Mountain Time), the mutual end of the contract related to CLPS* Task Order CP-12 entered into between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") and The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. ("Draper") was effectuated.
ispace-U.S. plans to collaborate with NASA and propose to the CLPS 2.0 requirements
The ULTRA lunar lander, which will include a new engine-a change from the previous vendor-will be used in each of ispace's next missions, resulting in a mission shift and schedule update for ispace-U.S.'s first mission, now expected in 2030.
The Mission 3 rover will fly on ispace technologies U.S.' (ispace-U.S.) APEX 1.0. lunar lander
Cite this record
SpaceMiningData, “ispace technologies U.S., inc.”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/organizations/ispace-us.html. Record checked 2026-09-25.