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NASA releases photographs of ‘Beresheet’ lunar crash
NASA released pictures Wednesday of the moon after Israel’s “Beresheet” spacecraft crashed on the moon last month.
“The cameras captured a dark smudge, about 10 meters wide, that indicates the point of impact,” said NASA....
Mission (almost) accomplished: Israel’s ‘Beresheet’ spacecraft crashes into surface of moon
In the end, the Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” did not land on the moon on Thursday after a failure in its main engine just before touchdown that caused it to crash into the lunar surface.
“Beresheet,”...
WATCH: Israel gears up for moon landing, to be broadcast live from SpaceIL control...
The Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” prepared to make history on Thursday night, making Israel the fourth country on the planet to have landed a spacecraft on the Moon.
“Beresheet,” named after the first word and the...
Israeli spacecraft ‘Beresheet’ passes Earth one last time ahead of lunar landing
The Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” passed Earth for the final time on Sunday as it is expected to enter the moon’s orbit on Thursday.
When the spacecraft enters the moon’s orbit, it will perform a complex...
Chassidic rocket scientist overcame Soviet oppression to guide Israel’s space launch to the moon
One of the chief engineers involved in the creation and post-launch supervision of the moon-bound Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” is a Chabad-Lubavitch Chassid who overcame Soviet oppression and anti-Semitism to play a leading role in Israel’s public and private space programs.
Mathematician...
‘Beresheet’ spacecraft hits snag after onboard computer restarts, still on time to land
The “Beresheet” lunar spacecraft’s latest maneuver attempt was postponed after the space craft’s on-board computer executed an unexpected independent restart, causing the device to miss a scheduled trajectory adjustment, according to engineers on Tuesday.
According...
The space race in the Middle East
A team of Israeli scientists launched what will be the first privately funded mission to land on the moon on Feb. 22, 2019. The craft, named “Beresheet” (Hebrew for “in the beginning” and the...
Israel launched country’s first space mission to the moon
Israel became the first to launch a privately funded mission to the moon, in addition to becoming the fourth country to launch a lunar spacecraft, on Thursday night.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched from...