Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appears to End in Crash

Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by sanxiyn on Thursday April 11, 2019 @04:11PM (#19638641)

I doubt SpaceIL will be able to use anything they learned. IIUC they are out of money and can't move forward.

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by dmix on Thursday April 11, 2019 @04:21PM (#19638753)

The prime minister of Isreal announced they'll try again in two years. So that judgment may be a little premature.

Regardless knowledge transfer isn't limited to either of those.

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by electriclove on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:07PM (#19639213)

Is this a government venture or private? I read that it is private but then I see quotes about the PM like this.

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by Itaxpica on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:42PM (#19639544)

Private but partially funded by the government; the PM was at the launch and had (before the crash) been trumpeting it as a success for the country as a whole

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by sanxiyn on Thursday April 11, 2019 @04:23PM (#19638785)

I understood incorrectly then. Nice to hear.

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by dvirsky on Thursday April 11, 2019 @06:50PM (#19640081)

What he said was more along the lines of "I hope we'll try again in a couple of years", really non committing.

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Re:Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt Appear... by nir on Friday April 12, 2019 @02:15AM (#19642426)

It doesn't make much difference any way. It's a private venture, his statement was just meant as cheer leading / consolation. I do hope they'll have another go, but it has very little to do with who's in government.

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