A lunar landing has sent Israel ’s Beresheet lunar lander on the wrong trajectory . The craft ’s on - board mission restarted itself , shutting down a manoeuvre that would have kept it on target for a lunar landing in April . Despite the addition of buffer sensors , engineers said they 're still hopeful the craft will land next month and are trying to find the cause of the failure . The lander had carried out its first mission successfully .
A computer problem has sent Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander on the wrong trajectory. The craft’s on-board computer restarted itself, shutting down a manoeuvre that would have kept it on target for a lunar landing in April. Despite the addition of buffer days, engineers said they're still hopeful the craft will land next month and are trying to find the cause of the problem. The lander had carried out its first manoeuvre successfully.