ispace, a global lunar exploration company,…

ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that it has signed an agreement with Dymon, a robotics and space technology development venture, regarding the development of a lunar payload transportation box to deliver diverse payloads to the surface of the Moon.

Based on this agreement, ispace and Dymon will jointly explore the potential for lunar transportation for a broad customer base. This involves transporting Dymon’s deployment system to the lunar surface via ispace’s lunar lander, with the goal of developing a universal transport box capable of safely delivering small yet diverse payloads to the Moon and deploying them on the lunar surface.

The design of the transportation box is expected to protect small payloads from vibrations during rocket launch and the harsh space environment during navigation after separation from the launcher. The box will allow for easy loading of small payloads onto the lander and their release onto the lunar surface while providing temperature control and radiation protection, tailored to customer requirements. The agreement calls for Dymon to develop the new universal transport box for mounting payloads on the lander being developed by ispace. ispace will conduct compatibility studies for the interfaces with the lander to ensure the safe transport of these payloads to the Moon.