Newsdeck: Israel Moon Lander Crashes, Dashing Hopes for Historic Mission By Bloomberg
The main engine failed a few kilometers above the surface, leaving nothing to slow the craft’s descent, said Opher Doron, general manager of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.’s space division. The $100 million project was a joint venture between a private company, SpaceIL, and state-owned IAI, financed mostly by philanthropists including SpaceIL President Morris Kahn, a founder of Amdocs Ltd., and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Before the scheduled landing, Netanyahu strode through the IAI control room, shaking hands with engineers. “We’re not just on the map — we’re on the map of the moon,” he said. “This has consequences, not just for Israel but for the world.” Israel’s prior experience in space also ended in disaster. The country’s first astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon, died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. In 2016, an Israeli-made satellite was destroyed when the SpaceX rocket it was on blew up during a launch test.
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