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With SpaceX Starship, Japan’s ispace provides ride-share to the moon

Japanese moon transport company ispace said on Wednesday it would start a new, lower-cost lunar ​cargo business using the Starship heavy rocket and moon lander developed by Elon ‌Musk’s SpaceX .

Tokyo-based ispace has bought 500 kg (1,102 lb) of capacity for $50 million on a Starship that would land on the moon as soon as 2030, and will build a lunar surface vehicle that ​can host payloads from clients worldwide sharing their ride on Starshi… [1875 chars]

Source: Reuters | Published: 2026-07-08T06:52:53Z

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