Google Lunar X-Prize

An imaginary junkyard on the moon. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE. The image is for illustrative purposes only and is not a scientific image.

Commentary: Parallels between iSpace's landing failure and SpaceIL's "Beresheet" mission

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The failure of the second lunar mission by the Japanese company ispace brings back memories of the dramatic crash of the Israeli probe "Beresheet" in 2019. Both missions, which have their roots in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition, reached the moon – but did not
Recent visualization of the first Israeli spacecraft courtesy of spaceil.

SpaceIL: "Continuing the construction of the spacecraft to the moon and planning for a routine in 2018"

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Simulation of the Israeli spacecraft to the moon. Source: SpaceIL.

The Google Lunar X Prize contest will end without a winner

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The heavy Falcon on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, November 28, 2017. The huge vehicle was briefly placed on the launch pad, as part of a test for the first static combustion test, only after which the company will give the green light for the maiden flight. Source: SpaceX.

The space missions of 2018: from the world's most powerful launcher to the successor to the Kepler space telescope

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Recent visualization of the first Israeli spacecraft courtesy of spaceil.

The first Israeli lunar spacecraft project is in danger of closing

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The disclosure of the agreement between SPACEIL and SPACEX to launch the Israeli spacecraft to the moon, at the President's House about a year ago. Photo: Alon Hadar

Approaching the moon

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The symbols of the five teams that made it to the finals of the Moon Spacecraft Landing Competition, a Google Express simulation

SpaceIL is among the five teams confirmed for the final stage of the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition

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The lander developed by the Indian TeamIndus group, on which the Hakuto rover will reach the moon. Source: TeamIndus.

The Japanese Hakuto will launch a rover to the moon on top of the Indian team's lander in the Google Lunar X Prize competition

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Leaders in the competition. Imaging of the Israeli spacecraft on the moon. Figure courtesy of SpaceIL

The race to the moon is coming to Tel Aviv - SpaceIL will host the heads of the other groups

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The Israeli Moonsticks group that advanced to the finals in the MOONBOT competition

Three groups of young Israelis advanced to the finals of the international Monbots

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SpaceIL group logo

The deadline for the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition has been postponed until the end of 2016

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SpaceIL team members: Kafir Demari, Yonatan Weintraub, Sandy Hefetz and Chairman Yanki Margalit, together with Bezeq Deputy CEO Ran Goraon

Yanki Margalit, chairman of SpaceIL "The collaboration with Bezeq will help us meet the tremendous technological challenge we face and inspire the younger generation"

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SpaceIL - the jump phase to a distance of 500 m after the first landing. The jump will be made with the last drops of fuel, to a height of 220 meters. During the jump, a 500 meter long optical fiber will be deployed. PR photo

Revealing initial details about the journey to the moon and SpaceIL's unique technologies

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President Shimon Peres signs the foundation page of the Israeli moon spacecraft project, on the back of high-tech man Arel Margalit. Also on stage is Yariv Bash, one of the founders of SPACE-IL

The President of the State today launched the project to place the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon - Space IL

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Israeli nano satellite to the moon. Figure: SPACEIL Group

An Israeli group is raising a budget to land a nano-satellite on the moon as part of the Lunar Xprize competition

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The heads of the space industries are intended in light of the financial crisis * Discussion also on entrepreneurship in space

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Robots could prepare lunar soil for NASA outposts

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The first flight to the moon as part of Google's Lunar X-Prize competition

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Exclusive: Seven teams have already applied to participate in the LUNAR X-PRIZE competition

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

With Google - to the moon

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