Israel ’s Beresheet moon lander has crashed after its engine malfunctioned during its descent to the lunar surface. Controllers failed to reset the craft’s system to restart the engine in time. The lander was built by Israel Aerospace Industries ( Israel Aerospace Industries ) for non-profit SpaceIL. That competition started in 2007 and, at one point, had more than two dozen competitors around the world. IAI space division general manager moon landings said success would have made Israel the fourth country to launch a rocket that orbited the moon and the fourth to land. The X Prize Foundation , which ran a competition for privately funded Opher Doron , agreed to pay the $1 million prize for success to SpaceIL for coming close.
Israel ’s Beresheet moon lander has crashed after its engine malfunctioned during its descent to the lunar surface. Controllers failed to reset the craft’s system to restart the engine in time. The lander was built by Israel Aerospace Industries ( Israel Aerospace Industries ) for non-profit SpaceIL. IAI space division general manager moon landings said success would have made Israel the fourth country to launch a rocket that orbited the moon and the fourth to land. The X Prize Foundation , which ran a competition for privately funded Opher Doron , agreed to pay the $1 million prize for success to SpaceIL for coming close.