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Japan's ispace envisions profitable lunar missions despite setbacks: CEO
Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of ispace, says the startup will become profitable by increasing lunar landers' payloads. (Photo by Katsuya Miyao)
KATSUYA MIYAO
TOKYO -- Despite two successive failures to land a lunar probe on the moon, Japanese startup ispace has not deviated from its plans to commercialize lunar transportation.
Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada explained to Nikkei its roadmap for the future and spoke on the challenges facing his company in developing and attaining its goals.