MembersMoon Mission

The Israel Space Agency and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on July 10 that SpaceIL is planning a moon landing.

By Michael Selutin |
lunar lander
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SpaceIL is an Israeli non-governmental organization.

The spacecraft will be shipped to the US in November and launched in December. The moon landing is scheduled for February 13, 2019. “We will hoist the Israeli flag on the moon,” said Dr. Ido Anteby, CEO of SpaceIL. “We’ve developed a very small spacecraft, it’s only 2 meters in diameter and only 1.5 meters high, while the weight, which is a very...

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