SpaceIL Announces December Launch Of Israel Spacecraft To Land On Moon In February 2019
Israel Nonprofit SpaceIL & Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI Ltd.) Announce Launch Of Jointly-Developed Lunar Lander On SpaceX Falcon 9 In Dec 2018, For Landing On 13 Feb 2019 — To Be The 1st Israel Mission To Land On Moon, After Government Missions By USSR, USA, China, & Possibly India; SpaceIL CEO Ido Anteby (M) Says The 2-m Diameter Spacecraft Will Weigh 180 Kg At Time Of Landing And Will Plant Israel Flag On Moon; Total Project Cost ~US$95M Since Its Beganning In 2011, Of Which SpaceIL President Morris Kahn (L) Donated $27M; IAI CEO Yossi Weiss (R) Stresses Benefit Of Civilian Space Activity For The World
Credits: SpaceIL, IAI