Tag: Beresheet

Beresheet 2 – this time with two landers intended to go to the lunar surface -- is expected to launch in 2025.

The UAE will exchange research, and develop scientific instruments for Israel’s Beresheet-2 mission to land a spacecraft on the Moon by 2024 as part of the landmark agreement.

Beresheet 2 mission calls for the breaking of global records in space history, including a double landing on the Moon in a single mission by two of the smallest landing craft ever launched into space.

“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."

"All of Israel looked up to him."

“The study of these impacts is giving us new insights into how the lunar regolith (soil) evolves over time.”

Laser beams generated by LOLA hit the moon’s surface and then bounce back to the instrument, and if some light bounces off the LRA reflector, the team will know.

"It will take it 2.5 seconds to fall fifteen feet. You may imagine noise and dust, but on the moon everything will be quiet."

According to IAI and SpaceIL, "the spacecraft is now in an elliptical orbit at an altitude of 211 km to 467 km from the moon."

Beresheet took photos of the far side of the moon as it continues its orbit.

“After a challenging journey, we made tonight another Israeli record and became the seventh nation to orbit the moon."

The information carried by Beresheet is destined to remain on the moon for an indefinite period and may be found and distributed by future generations.

Photo of Israel and the Middle East, taken by the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft.

I am here!

The next maneuver is planned in another week.

The Israeli 'Beresheet' spacecraft has been added to NASA's ‘Eyes on the Solar System’ simulator, which simulates a view of the solar system.

"The planned maneuver took into account the problems that were identified in the star trackers after launch."

The spacecraft has detached from its launcher and completed its planned orbit of the Earth.

"We will meet on April 11 and I hope that we will be able to celebrate the safe landing of 'Beresheet'."

Videos from the Liftoff and Separation of Beresheet Lunar Spacecraft.

A look inside Israel's mission control center.

“After the launch, our crew will take control of Beresheet and begin the journey to the moon!”

"Genesis ready. It's all set. Please wish her Godspeed."

NASA will have access to data gathered by the magnetometer installed aboard the Israeli spacecraft.