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SpaceX Starship Gets New Lunar Customer as Japan’s ispace Plans Moon-Bound ‘Bus’ For Smaller Payloads

Japanese moon transport company ispace Inc. to start lower-cost lunar cargo business with SpaceX’s Starship rocket and lander.

ispace Buys Capacity On Starship Mission
Tokyo-based ispace said it bought 500 kilograms, or 1,102 pounds, of capacity for $50 million on a Starship mission that could land on the moon as soon as 2030. The company will also build a lunar surface vehi… [1565 chars]

Source: Benzinga | Published: 2026-07-08T13:31:10Z

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