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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 SpaceAholic on 07-10-2018 11:59 AM SpaceIL [URL=https://apnews.com/a691690a583d47bc86ecc44cc16c662a]said Tuesday[/URL] (July 10) that it hopes to become the first non-governmental entity to land a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts to launch a module later this year. <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]SpaceIL and the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries plan to launch their unmanned craft in December, the team said at a press conference at an IAI facility outside Tel Aviv. If successful, Israel would become the fourth country to land a craft on the moon, after the U.S., the Soviet Union and China. SpaceIL will ship the as yet unnamed module to the United States in November ahead of the launch. The 585 kilogram (1,289 pound) landing craft will piggyback on a SpaceX Falcon rocket to enter Earth's orbit, then slingshot around the planet several times to reach the moon. Upon landing, the craft will relay photographs and collect data about the moon's magnetism for research by Israel's Weizmann Institute. The $95 million project, largely funded by South African-Israeli billionaire Morris Kahn and other donors, aims to land on the moon on Feb. 13. Kahn said it would be "a tremendous achievement."[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qmVBF8f3ZD4?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>
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