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Israel’s first moon mission ends in failure

Author: Maria Temming / Source: Science News

Beresheet spacecraft
LAST LOOK The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet snapped this selfie during its final approach to the moon, just minutes before the spacecraft failed.

Israel’s first lunar lander, Beresheet, appears to have crash-landed on the moon.

The spacecraft, launched by the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, was scheduled to touch down on the lunar surface on April 11.

But in the final few minutes of its descent, the spacecraft’s engine stalled. Mission control reset Beresheet to bring its engine back online, but then communication with the lander cut out.

“#Beresheet’s main engine fail! Spacecraft failed landing. Appeared to have crashed on the moon’s surface!” the Israel Space Agency

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“We didn’t make it, but we definitely tried,” said SpaceIL Chairman Morris Kahn in an online livestream of the landing. “I…

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