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Forum: Satellites - Robotic Probes
Topic: SpaceIL: Israeli moon lander 'Beresheet'

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 10-07-2015 10:57 AM SpaceIL release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]Landing The First Israeli Spacecraft On The Moon[/b]</font> SpaceIL is an Israeli nonprofit founded by three young engineers at the end of 2010, answering the Google Lunar X Prize challenge. SpaceIL is aiming to make history and land the first Israeli spacecraft on the Moon and to inspire a generation along the way. <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQoOXmp8cIA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> [b]The Google Lunar X Prize Challenge[/b] <a href="http://www.spaceil.com" target="AirLock">SpaceIL</a> is the only Israeli team participating in the international Google Lunar X Prize competition: a modern race to the Moon. The competition offers a prize of $20 million to the first non-governmental team to accomplish three tasks: [list=1][]Make a soft landing (without crashing) of an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the moon []Travel 500 meters on, above, or below the surface of the moon [*]Send high definition video and pictures back to Earth[/list] [b]Far Beyond the Competition[/b] SpaceIL has a vision much bigger than the Google Lunar X Prize competition. It has taken upon itself a national mission: to use the inspiring story of the spacecraft to create an educational impact among the next generation in Israel and around the world. Aside from landing on the Moon, SpaceIL's collective vision is to create a new "Apollo Effect" to inspire the next generation in Israel and around the world to think differently about science, engineering, technology and math. Despite its technological excellence, Israel faces a severe need for more scientists and engineers. SpaceIL is committed to using the potential prize money to promote science and scientific education in Israel, to ensure that Israel will continue to live up to its reputation for excellence in these fields. But we're not waiting for the landing to create the impact. To date, SpaceIL has presented to over 50,000 kids in classrooms all over the world. We are developing curriculum, videos, and online content to reach many more.</blockquote>
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