[Jins Holdings Co., Ltd.] Now, let’s go to scenery we haven’t seen yet. We will be participating as a corporate partner of the lunar surface exploration program “HAKUTO-R”, which is Japan’s first private company to take on the challenge
JINS Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: November 12, 2024 Now, let’s go to the scenery we haven’t seen yet. We will be participating as a corporate partner of the lunar surface exploration program “HAKUTO-R”, the first private company in Japan to take on the challenge. JINS Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryo Tanaka; hereinafter referred to as JINS) announced today, November 12, 2024 (Tuesday), that space startup company ispace Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director) : Takeshi Hakamada (hereinafter referred to as ispace) has participated as a corporate partner in the lunar surface exploration program “HAKUTO-R”, which is Japan’s first private company to take on the challenge.
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Supporting “HAKUTO-R” as a brand action that embodies “unseen light” JINS, which has a vision of “Magnify Life,” established the tagline “Unseen Light” in September 2024. We aim to shine a light on possibilities that no one knows about yet and enrich and expand the way people live their lives. As a brand action that embodies this vision, we have become a corporate partner of the lunar surface exploration program “HAKUTO-R,” which, if successful, will become the first Japanese private company to do so. “Make the moon your living area. We sympathize with ispace’s attitude of continuing to take on challenges while overcoming difficulties and failures in order to reach a world full of possibilities that no one knows yet. We will continue to work on this so that it will be a step toward expanding your horizons. ispace plans to launch HAKUTO-R Mission 2 at the earliest in January 2025*. In the future, the two companies will consider collaboration, including the joint development of eyewear. *Assumptions as of November 2024 Comment from Jins Holdings Co., Ltd. CEO Hitoshi Tanaka At JINS, we would like to deliver “unseen light” to people around the world primarily through eyewear. I want to lead to new ways of seeing, possibilities, and unprecedented experiences, and create opportunities to enrich and expand your life. We want to illuminate each person’s future with “unseen light.” Our challenge has always been, and will continue to be, through repeated trial and error. We are very excited to be a partner in this unprecedented challenge of being the first Japanese private company to explore the moon. What kind of world you will see, what kind of scenery you will see, and the excitement that will be illuminated by the “unexplored light” is waiting for you. I really sympathize with the attitude of everyone at ispace, who are single-minded, single-minded, and keep moving forward step by step toward their goals. We at JINS would like to work with everyone at ispace as a HAKUTO-R partner to bring “unseen light” to the world one by one. Comment from Takefumi Hakamada, CEO & Founder of ispace Co., Ltd. We sincerely welcome JINS to become a member of the HAKUTO-R program. JINS’s innovative spirit resonates strongly with our vision, and we look forward to creating a new future through the challenge of lunar exploration. We are also confident that this partnership will connect the earth and the moon, delivering new value and a sustainable and prosperous future to people. JINS’s Vision Magnify Life The light I haven’t seen yet The world looks different than usual. JINS hopes to provide people with such an opportunity. We want to enrich people’s lives and lead them to unprecedented experiences. That’s why we shed light on possibilities that no one knows about yet. We will create a “new, commonplace”. If unseen light illuminates the future, the world will become even brighter. ispace Co., Ltd. (
https://ispace-inc.com/jpn/ ) About A space startup company that is working on the development of resources on the moon, with the vision of “Expand our planet. Expand our future. ~Expand the living area of humanity into space and create a sustainable world~.” It operates from three locations in Japan, Luxembourg, and the United States, and currently has approximately 300 staff members. Established in 2010, it operated “HAKUTO”, one of the five teams that made it to the final selection of the Google Lunar XPRIZE race. Developed a small lander (lunar lander) with the purpose of providing high-frequency, low-cost transportation services to the moon, and a rover (lunar surface exploration vehicle) for lunar exploration. Aiming to become a gateway for private companies to do business on the moon, we will also launch a lunar data business concept to support entry into the lunar market. On December 11, 2022, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was used to complete the launch of the company’s first Mission 1 lander. Mission 2 is scheduled to launch at the earliest in January 2025*, Mission 3 in 2026*, and Mission 6 in 2027*. The purpose of Mission 1 is to verify the lander design and technology, as well as to verify and strengthen the business model of providing lunar surface transportation services and lunar surface data services, and to achieve Success 8 of the 10 Mission 1 milestones. During Success9, we succeeded in acquiring valuable data and know-how for realizing a lunar landing mission, including data during the landing sequence. The data and know-how obtained in Mission 1 will be fed back to the subsequent Mission 2. Additionally, Mission 3 will contribute to NASA’s Artemis program by providing more precise lunar surface transportation services. Official website:
https://ispace-inc.com/jpn/ HAKUTO-R (
https://ispace-inc.com/jpn/m1 ) About HAKUTO-R is a private lunar surface exploration program that collectively refers to Mission 1 and Mission 2 conducted by iSpace. They will develop their own lander (lunar lander) and rover (lunar surface rover) and conduct two missions: landing on the moon and exploring the moon. Using SpaceX’s Falcon 9, the mission 1 (lunar landing mission) lander launch will be completed in 2022. Mission 2 (lunar surface exploration mission) is scheduled to launch in January 2025* at the earliest. *Assumptions as of November 2024
