Tag: SpaceIL

  • Beresheet lander on course for the moon

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    A camera on-board the Beresheet lander captured this view of Earth from a distance of more than 23,000 miles (37,000 kilometers). Credit: SpaceIL The privately-funded Israeli Bersesheet lander is on course to enter orbit around the moon April 4 after another boost from its main engine Tuesday. A 60-second firing by Beresheet’s 100-pound-thrust main engine…

  • Computer reset cancels orbit-raising burn on Israel’s moon lander

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    Artist’s illustration of the Beresheet lander’s elliptical transfer orbit around Earth. Credit: SpaceIL A computer reset on the Israeli Beresheet lunar lander forced has the postponement of the mission’s first engine firing to begin maneuvering closer to the moon, officials said Tuesday. Mission managers said the robotic lander — seeking to become the first privately-funded…

  • Organizers confirm no teams will win Google Lunar X Prize

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    Artist’s concept of a privately-developed lunar lander designed by the Israeli team SpaceIL. Credit: SpaceIL None of the teams who have spent the last decade chasing a $20 million grand prize by placing a privately-funded lander on the moon will meet a deadline at the end of March to claim the award, the organizers of…