To the Moon, Israel!

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With intent to get in with the in crowd (Russia, United States and China), Israel recently sent a spacecraft toward the moon.

Hoping to be the fourth nation to land on the lunar surface, Israel calls this washing-machine sized explorer Beresheet (meaning “In the Beginning”).

Hopping a ride aboard a SpaceX rocket, Beresheet cozies up with an Indonesian satellite and a U.S. Air Force spacecraft. Although the “lunar surface operations are meant to last just two days,” the trip there will be much longer.  Touchdown is not set to occur until April 11^th.

Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin extended his best wishes for this journey to his “old stomping ground.”

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/israel-flying-to-moon-after-spacex-launch/ar-BBTUCJS?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Copyright February 22, 2019 by Linda Van Slyke   All Rights Reserved