Does a Beresheet on the Moon?

The SpaceIL team with the lunar lander.

 Photo: SpaceIL

I looks like we will find out in a week or so.  "The $100 million joint venture between SpaceIL and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. was financed mostly by Jewish philanthropists including Morris Kahn, SpaceIL’s president and a founder of Amdocs Ltd., and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. The probe ended its “ride share” on SpaceX after 38 minutes and, if all goes according to plan, will land in the Sea of Tranquility on April 11, the project’s leaders said several days before the launch."(https://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/one-giant-step-for-israel-as-probe-set-to-lift-off-for-the-moon#gs.QaWsfBK3)

It will land on the moon between where Apollos 15 and 17 missions remain.  I do not know if they will be pointing a camera to look for the Apollo sites but if they do and we see the images I would consider that to be awesome in itself.

You can watch SpaceX launch and rocket recovery in the video below.

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