Getting to the Moon takes an incredible amount of technical know-how, engineering excellence, and of course money. That’s why embarking on a lunar landing mission is typically done by a government-funded space agency rather than private citizens, but the rise of commercialized rocket launches is helping to change that.
This month, Israel plans to become the fourth country to embark on a Moon landing, and it’s doing so thanks to a nonprofit group which is privately funding the mission. The Beresheet spacecraft from SpaceIL will be the first ever privately-funded Moon mission, and it’s going to use SpaceX to make it happen.
BGR Top Deals:
- Amazon sale shaves almost $100 off Sony’s insanely popular 1000XM3 noise cancelling headphones
- Get this long-range gigabit Wi-Fi router on sale for under $30
Trending Right Now:
- Samsung just accidentally revealed its Galaxy F foldable phone in a huge video leak
- ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ created a hilarious ‘Star Wars’ paradox that only Spider-Man can fix
- Samsung’s Galaxy S10 prices just leaked, and they’re even better than we thought
Israel is about to launch the first privately-funded mission to the Moon originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 18:04:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report