Newslink: $1 Million Prize Offered to Israeli Moon Lander Mission

in newslink •  6 years ago 

The stakes just got even higher for an Israeli moon lander's historic touchdown attempt next month.

If all goes according to plan on April 11, the robotic lander, known as Beresheet, will become the first privately funded craft ever to pull off a soft lunar touchdown. To date, only the governments of the Soviet Union, the United States and China have landed missions on the moon.

https://www.space.com/israeli-moon-lander-million-dollar-prize.html

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