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		<title>ispace&#8217;s Series 3 Lunar Lander Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/ispaces-series-3-lunar-lander-achieves-testing-milestone-in-preparation-for-mission-4/" title="ispace&#8217;s Series 3 Lunar Lander Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 4" rel="nofollow"><img width="640" height="400" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ispace-lunar-lander-3-640x400.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="ispace&#039;s Series 3 Lunar Lander Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 4" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a>ispace's Series 3 lander model has scaled tests assessing its structural integrity and ability to withstand extreme conditions in space. Funded through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the successful testing regime confirms that development is progressing steadily towards the planned launch of Mission 4.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ispace Reports Q3 Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Faleti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/ispace-reports-q3-financial-results-for-fiscal-year-ending-march-2025/" title="ispace Reports Q3 Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 2025" rel="nofollow"><img width="800" height="400" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M2Lander-1-1200x1131-1-800x400.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="An image of ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander at a JAXA facility in Tsukuba, Japan" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M2Lander-1-1200x1131-1-800x400.jpg 800w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M2Lander-1-1200x1131-1-360x180.jpg 360w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M2Lander-1-1200x1131-1-1140x570.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>ispace, inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. In addition, the company updated its mission ordering to reflect current scheduling. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s New Space Sector Buoyed Up, But Is It Meeting Market Needs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/japans-new-space-sector-buoyed-up-but-is-it-meeting-market-needs/" title="Japan&#8217;s New Space Sector Buoyed Up, But Is It Meeting Market Needs?" rel="nofollow"><img width="625" height="400" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Japan_as_seen_by_Envisat_large-1-625x400.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a>The Japanese New Space sector has never had it so good, though no one denies that there is much more to do. Investments are up, a robust ecosystem is emerging, and the Japanese government and large trading houses are now supportive of the sector: significant progress when compared to just a few years ago, according to a special report in the Financial Times.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/swmethemes-chinas-space-silk-road-middle-east-japanese-perspective/" title="#SWMEThemes: China&#8217;s Space Silk Road and the Middle East &#8211; The Japanese Perspective" rel="nofollow"><img width="512" height="366" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/japansh2aroc-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/japansh2aroc-1.jpg 512w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/japansh2aroc-1-300x214.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a>This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]></description>
		
		
		
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