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- Beresheet attempted its landing in the Sea of Serenity on April 11, 2019, but crashed after a problem with the engine in the last moments.
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Beresheet ( Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית, Bərēšīṯ, "In the beginning"; Book of Genesis) was a demonstrator of a small robotic lunar lander and lunar probe operated by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries. Its aims included inspiring youth and promoting careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ( STEM ), and landing ...
Feb 22, 2019 · The lander separated first from the rocket, taking the long route to the Moon to save fuel by employing gravitational forces to propel itself. Beresheet slowly widened an elliptical orbit around Earth until it was captured by the Moon's gravity and ultimately commanded to descend.
Apr 12, 2019 · Built by the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, the Beresheet lander tried to softly land within Mare Serenitatis, a vast volcanic basin on the moon's northern near side—but as it made its descent,...
Apr 11, 2019 · Beresheet's slow-and-steady strategy paid off on April 4, when the moon's gravity captured the lander. Beresheet then lowered its lunar orbit via a series of burns, the last of which...
Aug 14, 2019 · Beresheet attempted its landing in the Sea of Serenity on April 11, 2019, but crashed after a problem with the engine in the last moments. As Nova Spivack, founder of AMF, recounted: For the...
Aug 5, 2019 · Daniel Oberhaus. Science. Aug 5, 2019 6:55 PM. A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon. The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a...
Apr 11, 2019 · NEWS. 11 April 2019. Update 15 April 2019. Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes into the Moon. US$100-million lander had sought to become the first privately funded craft to touch down on the...
