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At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.
“We are setting out on a new path, familiar but different, at the end of which we hope to land three spacecraft safely on the moon."
By Brian Blum
The Weizmann Institute’s project is one of four selected by NASA for potential launch in 2026.
The maneuver, which was performed at 7:40 pm Israel time, lowered the spacecraft’s altitude in preparation for its landing tomorrow.
Beresheet took photos of the far side of the moon as it continues its orbit.
Videos from the Liftoff and Separation of Beresheet Lunar Spacecraft.
By JNi.Media
Effective Space is developing a unique, small spacecraft to extend the life of satellites in orbit, based on the vision to provide logistics services in the rapidly growing space economy.
By JNi.Media
First Israeli lunar spacecraft set to land on moon Feb. 13, 2019, making Israel fourth country to reach Earth's satellite.
Israel’s SpaceIL enters Google Lunar XPrize Competition and attempts to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon, a senior MFA official tells UN.
By JNi.Media
Shimon Peres said, “The time has come for an Israeli flag to be planted on the moon."
