An Israeli spacecraft from SpaceIL was launched Thursday, Feb. 21 and is aiming to touch down on Mare Serenitatis two months later. NASA installed a small laser retroreflector aboard the lander to ...

The spacecraft, called "Beresheet," weighs 1,300 pounds and stands approximately five feet tall. CNN/SpaceIL YEHUD, Israel -- An Israeli spacecraft has failed in its attempt to make history as the ...

SpaceIL and Odyssey Moon Ltd., two teams competing in the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, announced today a joint teaming deal to pursue the competition purse. Odyssey Moon, the first team entrant ...

LOS ANGELES — SpaceIL, the Israel-based team competing for the Google Lunar X-Prize, is optimistic about winning the pole position in the race to land a privately developed unmanned vehicle on the ...

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife have pledged $16.4 million to fund the Israeli SpaceIL mission to the moon. The donation by the American Jewish couple’s Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson ...

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Women remain a minority in the Israeli Space Industry, a report released last month has revealed. The report by SpaceIL and ...