History
SpaceIL began as part of theFounders and supporters
The cofounders of the team were Yariv Bash, former electronics and computer engineer in the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, and currently Flytrex CEO; Kfir Damari, a''Beresheet''
''Beresheet'' was a demonstrator of a small roboticPayload
The spacecraft carried a "Propulsion
The spacecraft featured oneLaunch
In October 2015, SpaceIL signed a contract for a launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on aLanding plan
The planned landing site was at the northern region ofFailed landing
On 11 April 2019, at approximately 1900 UTC, the lander began its de-orbit and landing procedure. Within minutes before the expected landing, mission control received a "selfie" photograph from the probe with the lunar surface visible in the background. During the braking procedure on approach to the landing site, the craft's main engine stopped operating. The engine was brought back online following a system reset; however, the craft had already lost too much altitude to slow its descent sufficiently. The spacecraft arrived at the surface of the moon, but at a speed and angle that did not allow for a soft landing. Having apparently crashed, communication with the lander ended. SpaceIL announced the failure at 19:25 UTC. Final telemetry values on the mission control screens showed an altitude of , and horizontal and vertical velocities of and , respectively.''Beresheet 2''
On 13 April 2019, SpaceIL announced plans for a second attempt to the Moon, ''References
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