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The contract covers the transportation of a lunar regolith Raman spectrometer, with the contract amount set at 3 million GBP (approximately 600 million yen). The payload service involves transporting necessary supplies for lunar exploration mounted on landers and rovers, including technical advice and data communication services. ispace had previously signed an interim payload service contract (iPSA) with the University of Leicester, leading to this contract conclusion.\n\n### Impact on Performance and Future Outlook\nThe contract is not expected to impact the consolidated full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. Regarding future mission-based business operations, the subject mission is currently under discussion with the customer. The contract signing is expected to contribute to the advancement of the company's lunar exploration business, though its direct short-term impact on earnings is limited.","jir_financial_highlights":"Contract Amount: 3 million GBP (approx. 600 million yen) (Unknown)\nContract Signing Date: 2026-03-31 (Unknown)\nImpact on Consolidated Full-Year Earnings Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026: None (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#ispace, #business_update, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Contract Amount: 3 million GBP (approx. 600 million yen)\nContract Signing Date: 2026-03-31\nImpact on Consolidated Full-Year Earnings Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026: None","jir_meta_title":"ispace Inc. 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