Israel, a new actor in the race for space

SpaceIL was part of a Google held contest in 2014 that promised a prize of over 15 million euros for this nonprofit organization capable of reaching the Moon. Although they did not succeed at that time, they kept trying until 8 years ago, they joined Aerospace Industries.

The mission that would take place next December does not want to take longer since 2018 70 years ago since the Declaration of Independence took place

The goal is to launch a spaceship unmanned at the end of the year. The two companies have raised more than 75 million euros from private donors to finance the project over the last 8 years and now it seems to be a reality. If he manages to reach the Moon, he will become the smallest ship to do so: he is only one and a half meters tall and weighs about 600 kilograms.

The launch will be from Cape Canaveral (Florida)) and it will take about 2 months to reach the Moon with a deadline on February 13, 2019. Once on the surface, it will take videos and photographs of all kinds, and will measure the magnetic field of the moon with the help of a magnetometer.