Genesis 2

Moon landing simulation. Photo: SpaceIL

Successful landing for Genesis 2 in a dedicated simulator developed in Israel

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The simulator was developed with the assistance of the Israeli company Sim Dot Space, which was founded by engineers who were involved in the Genesis 1 mission
Engineering model of the Genesis 2 lander. Courtesy of SPACEIL

A large group of donors is withdrawing from the Genesis mission

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The donor group that invested 45 million dollars in the Genesis 2 mission, announced that it would stop further funding; The Kahn Foundation: the group will continue to support the educational activities of the Spice IL association; CEO of Spice Eye
The last communication from the Hakuto-R spacecraft three seconds before the scheduled landing. Screenshot from the live broadcast

The CEO of the Japanese ISPACE admits: the Hakuto-R spacecraft crashed on the moon

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As in the case of the Bereshit spaceship, the landing phase is critical * The person who was the chairman of the Israel Space Agency at the time of the Bereshit spacecraft crash says in a conversation with the Hadaan site: "In the Bereshit the engine was turned off because
From right to left Uri Oron, Shimon Sharid, Dr. Walther Peltzer, and Kafir Demari, credit to Ronan Horesh

A German-developed navigation algorithm will help the Genesis 2 spacecraft land on the moon

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The SpaceIL association and the German Air and Space Center - DLR, signed a cooperation agreement for the first time
Growing plants on the moon. (Of course in reality it will look different). Illustration: Lunaria One

SpaceIL announces together with Lunaria One the selection of another experiment for the Genesis 2 spacecraft: growing plants on the moon 

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Lunaria One is an international consortium made up of universities and public bodies that aims to increase sustainable activities in space, including Ben Gurion University
the surface of the moon. Image: depositphotos.com

An ImageSat camera will monitor physical and chemical processes of the surface of the lunar surface in Genesis 2

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This was announced by the SpaceIL association. ImageSat is an old Israeli company that provides satellite photographs that record high-resolution sites on Earth, and now one of the devices on Lavinia will map the moon in cooperation with
Medicines in space. Image: depositphotos.com

SpaceIL has chosen a first experiment for the Genesis 2 mission: testing the effectiveness of drugs in deep space missions

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The first selected experiment led by Professor Sarah Eyal from the Hebrew University and in collaboration with Space Pharma and is designed to test the stability of drugs in space over time, in orbit around the moon
Moon photograph by Genesis 1. Courtesy of SpaceIL

The SpaceIL association began building simulations for the Genesis 2 spacecraft

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The software of the Siemens Digital Industries Software company is currently used by the SpaceIL association in order to comply with space conditions
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