The Israeli group participating in the Google competition to land a spacecraft on the moon, unveiled the model of the spacecraft

The group continues to raise funds for the project, and as a token of thanks will indicate on the spaceship those who will donate an amount of over $10,000 

Space IL unveiled a full-size model of the first Israeli spacecraft intended to be launched to the moon already in 2013. Space IL is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote technological education in Israel. The group is the only Israeli representative participating in the Google Lunar X-Prize international competition, in the race to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon. The competition carries prizes in the amount of 30 million dollars and the team is obliged to contribute the profits to the promotion of technological and scientific education in Israel. 26 teams from 10 different countries compete in the competition.
The design of the spacecraft is nearing completion and the group is now moving to the execution phase. The weight of the spacecraft is expected to be about 90 kilos. The size of the spacecraft will be approximately 80x80 centimeters (at launch) and when its legs are spread out in space for landing, the spacecraft is expected to reach a height of 1.60 meters.
At the same time as the technological challenge, in which many leading bodies and factors in the Israeli space industry are taking part, including: IAA, Elbit, the Israel Space Agency, the group continues to raise funds for the project whose cost is estimated at 10 million dollars.

Space IL announced that as a token of appreciation for those who contribute to the project an amount of over $10,000, their names will be noted on the spacecraft. On the spaceship there is room for 300 logos and about 10% of this surface has already been occupied by parties involved in the project. In addition, prominent and large positions on the spaceship are reserved for the highest donations which will be marked with extra prominence on the way to space. This will be at the group's discretion.

Space IL is already ahead of the rest of its competitors in the global race. The team is the only one in the competition that received approval from the competition organizers for the quality of its video, an important step in the design of the spacecraft. In addition, the team is soon going to undergo an external inspection by NASA, and it will also be the first in the competition.
Beyond the financial contribution that the founders hope to bring to Israel, the team aims to use the project to arouse curiosity and a renewed interest in the field of science among young people in Israel and promote the development of civil space technologies in the country, while using Israel's comparative advantage in miniaturization and small planetary technologies. We note that the solution offered by the Space IL group also uses advanced miniaturization technology in order to produce a small and efficient spacecraft, in order to bring about cost savings and utilize the unique Israeli expertise in the field.

The project, which was done as mentioned without profit, is based on a technological core team that will deal with the project full-time and many professional consultants and volunteers in various fields. Among the many other bodies assisting the project: the Technion, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University, Aeronautics, Pelsan, Rimet, the Ramon Foundation, the Weizmann Institute and more. In addition, members of the group are various experts from the aviation industry, Rafael, Rokar, Gilat, Hatal, and other companies. The extraordinary collaboration is in fact the first time that representatives from all the entities related to the Israeli space industry have joined together: government companies, businesses and academia. All this, with the aim of meeting the enormous challenge and making Israel the 3rd country to land and place its flag on the moon.
More about the three founders:

Yariv Bash (CEO) - electrical and computer engineer, currently serves as the head of a team engaged in research and development in the field of embedded systems. In his spare time, Yariv organizes and participates in creative events in Israel and around the world and is doing a master's degree in business administration at the Interdisciplinary Center.

Kafir Demari (COO) - communications systems engineer, computer communications lecturer and consultant in the field of communications and information security. Kafir began learning computers in pre-compulsory kindergarten and programming at the age of 6. He wrote the first virus at the age of 11. In his spare time, he sets up social enterprises and writes a thesis on algorithms in social networks. He previously served as a technology officer in an elite unit of the Intelligence Corps.

Yonatan Weintraub (CTO) - a graduate of the space studies program of the International Space University at NASA, currently works as a satellite systems engineer in the aerospace industry. In addition, he teaches space engineering to high school students at the Science Center in Herzliya and is a member of the Israeli Nanosatellite Association (INSA). These days Jonathan is working on his master's thesis at Tel Aviv University as part of the interdisciplinary program for outstanding students. The thesis deals with signal processing in the field of neuroscience.