Press Release
April 10, 2024
ispace, inc.

ispace Leaders Applaud U.S. Japan Lunar Surface Exploration Implementing Arrangement
Colorado Springs, Colo., – April 10, 2024 – ispace, inc. (ispace) Founder and CEO Takeshi
Hakamada and ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) CEO Ron Garan released the following
joint statement on the announcement by the governments of the United States and Japan upon
the signing of the Lunar Surface Exploration Implementing Arrangement.

(L) Ron Garan, CEO of ispace-U.S. and (R) Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace, inc.

“As leaders of business organizations in Japan and the United States, we applaud the profoundagreement between our two governments that will further space exploration and humansettlement of the Moon.
“The United States and Japan share a deep history of working together in space from Space
Shuttle missions to the International Space Station to today’s announcement of Japanese
astronauts who join American astronauts on their return to the Moon.
“The ispace group aims to realize our vision of developing the cislunar economy, the economic
zone between Earth and the Moon, through our three business entities in Japan, the UnitedStates, and Europe, as an integrated global company, taking advantage of the culture anddiversity of each country and region.

“ispace, inc., and ispace-U.S. are leading the development of the cislunar economy bysupporting both countries’ space policies and industries and contributing to the establishmentof long-term human presence on the Moon through lunar transportation services.”###About ispace, inc. (https://ispace-inc.com)
ispace, a global lunar exploration company with the vision, “Expand our planet. Expand ourfuture.”, specializes in designing and building lunar landers and rovers. ispace aims to extend thesphere of human life into space and create a sustainable world by providing high-frequency,
low-cost transportation services to the Moon. The company has offices in Japan, Luxembourg,and the United States with more than 250 employees worldwide. For more information,
visit: www.ispace-inc.com and follow us on X: @ispace_inc.

About ispace technologies U.S.
ispace – U.S. is an American lunar exploration company providing transportation andinfrastructure capabilities from Earth to lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon forgovernment and commercial customers. ispace believes that the utilization of lunar resources
is the catalyst to enabling human permanence and economic opportunity on and around theMoon and is committed to achieving this goal. The company’s U.S. headquarters serves as thecentral location for the development of its APEX 1.0 lunar lander, which is being designed,manufactured, and launched in the United States. In partnership with Draper, this lander will
deliver a suite of multiple NASA-sponsored science payloads to the lunar surface as part of theNASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Initiative.
ispace – U.S. CEO, Ron Garan, is a former NASA Astronaut and a leading voice in the spaceindustry. His executive team includes professionals that have served at the highest levels of
the United States space program. For more information, visit www.ispace-us.com