Takasago Thermal Engineering

Aiming to utilize ispace’s lunar lander to send an experimental payload to the Moon in 2023—on HAKUTO-R’s second mission—targeting to conduct the first-ever water-splitting experiment on the Moon.

Created: 2020-08-20

Updated: 2023-12-28

Company - Takasago Thermal Engineering

Founded
Country: 1923; Japan

Funding: Yes, ?

Website: https://www.tte-net.com/english/index.html

Product/Service

Classification: Space Resources

Category: ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Resources - Oxygen

Fields: Moon

Status: Development

First launch: 2024

Partners: ispace

Based on a proprietary water-splitting technology the company already possesses, Takasago will develop a small trial design for the experimental lunar payload, which ispace will transport to the Moon.

Status Comment / Notes

HAKUTO-R’s second mission is scheduled for 2024 as of late 2023.

Sources

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[1] https://www.tte-net.com/english/index.html

[2] https://ispace-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Takasago_HAKUTOR_Partnership_Release_20191218_EN.pdf

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