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SpaceIL reveals new challenges

Posted on December 1, 2019

SpaceIL – the Israeli NGO that sent the world’s first private spacecraft to the moon – has announced plans to send spacecrafts to the Moon and to Mars. The Moon mission is scheduled to take place in 2022 and is … Continue reading →

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Bereshit 2 is on track

Posted on November 3, 2024

Latest videos from SpaceIL describing Israel’s Bereshit 2 moon landing mission.  The latest expected launch date is during 2027. https://eng.spaceil.com/beresheet-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXa5DdE04M (English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lfLsnf2pQw (Hebrew)

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Israel Space Week

Posted on May 22, 2023

The first Israeli mission to the Moon ended in a crash landing. But the new generation of Moon landers for SpaceIL’s Beresheet 2 is inspiring a new generation of Israelis. https://video.i24news.tv/#/content/6327467640112

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NASA to assist Israel’s moonshot

Posted on March 5, 2023

The Israel Space Agency (ISA) has signed an agreement with NASA to cooperate on the SpaceIL Beresheet2 lunar Mission. NASA will participate in the selection of landing sites and join the mission’s science team. It is also expected to coordinate … Continue reading →

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Seeds that could grow on the Moon

Posted on November 6, 2022

Plant seeds from Ben Gurion University will accompany Beresheet 2, the next attempt of Israel’s SpaceIL to land on the moon in 2025. The plants were selected to withstand the extreme temperatures they will face in space.  (See also here.) … Continue reading →

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To the Moon

Posted on October 11, 2022

Israel’s Ramon.Space (see here) and Lulav Space are building the navigation system for Israel’s SpaceIL Beresheet 2 lunar lander. Ramon’s radiation-hardened computers will run Lulav’s vision-based landing sensor and algorithms. SpaceIL’s first experiment will examine critical medicines in lunar conditions. … Continue reading →

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Space Hummus

Posted on February 13, 2022

Israel’s SpaceIL co-founder Yonatan Winetraub has devised an experiment to grow Israeli chickpeas in space. A miniature greenhouse containing the seeds will arrive at the International Space Station on 19th Feb. Scientists will use special LEDs to test if they … Continue reading →

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Preparing to land on the Moon again

Posted on January 30, 2022

SpaceIL co-founder Kfir Damari discusses the Beresheet 1 mission, his hopes to spark children’s interest in space and plans for Beresheet 2 to launch in 2024 or 2025. Also, SpaceIL and the Parasol Foundation Women just co-launched a NIS 1 … Continue reading →

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From the Moon to cancer detection

Posted on November 21, 2021

Yonatan Winetraub was one of the three Israelis who initiated SpaceIL’s project to send an Israeli spacecraft to the Moon. He has just won an Early Independence Award and funds from US National Institutes of Health to detect cancer without … Continue reading →

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Send an experiment on Israel’s moon mission

Posted on September 19, 2021

SpaceIL is requesting proposals for researchers worldwide to offer experiments to be used in the Israeli non-profit’s upcoming Beresheet 2 mission to the moon. Proposals must be submitted by Nov 15, 2021, with the mission scheduled to be launched in … Continue reading →

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