{"id":35497,"date":"2019-02-22T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T18:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=35497"},"modified":"2019-02-22T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T18:59:58","slug":"israel-is-going-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=35497","title":{"rendered":"Israel Is Going To The Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBS News<\/a> reported yesterday that on Thursday night Israel launched a SpaceX<\/a> Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. The rocket launched an Indonesian communications satellite into orbit and carried a small Israeli spaceship that is scheduled to land on the moon in April. The mission is privately-funded.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

If successful, the $100 million mission will put Israel in an exclusive club, joining the United States, the Soviet Union\/Russia and China as only the fourth nation in space history to pull off a powered landing on the moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is going to be the first private interplanetary mission that’s going to go to the moon. This is a big milestone,” said Yonatan Winetraub, co-founder of SpaceIL<\/a>, the non-profit that is promoting the mission to boost STEM education initiatives across Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is going to be the first time that it’s not going to be a superpower that’s going to go to the moon. This is a huge step for Israel.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article describes the Israeli spaceship and its mission:<\/p>\n

Landing on the moon’s Mare Serenitatis is targeted for April 11. During the final descent to the surface, a magnetometer will measure the local magnetic field before the main engine shuts down at an altitude of about 16 feet. From there, the spacecraft will free fall to the surface.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beresheet is equipped with a high-resolution camera to capture panoramic views of the landing site to help scientists better understand the area. The spacecraft also carries a small “time capsule” loaded with cultural artifacts, including a copy of the Bible engraved on a coin-size disk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We have a vision to show off Israel’s best qualities to the entire world,” said Sylvan Adams, a Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist who contributed to the SpaceIL project and is an enthusiastic, if unofficial, “ambassador.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Payloads aside, the Falcon 9 launching was of vital importance to NASA, helping clear the way for the March 2 launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. NASA plans to hold a flight readiness review Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Space exploration is moving to the private sector.<\/p>\n

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