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JAL to launch Moon payload service, aims to preserve heritage

The service will sell container space to businesses and local governments and use an ispace lander planned for launch in 2028.

Summary by Kyodo News+
Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday it will launch a service to transport items of cultural significance to the Moon, citing the risks of losing them amid climate change, large natural disasters and conflicts.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to offer cargo flights to the moon from 2028. The new project aims to transport cultural objects that are at risk of extinction on Earth due to climate change, armed conflict or natural disasters. JAL would become the first airline to provide cargo flights to the moon, Kyodo news agency and The Japan News reported.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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