Beresheet lander on the moon.

Why It'll Take Israel's Lunar Lander 8 Weeks to Get to the Moon

Feb. 22, 2019

From Space.com: An Israeli moon lander just took to the skies, but we'll all have to wait nearly two months for its historic touchdown try. The robotic lander, called Beresheet, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket yesterday evening (Feb. 21) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. If everything...

Photo of Mission Team after Beresheet Launched successfully

Israeli Lunar Lander on its way to the Moon

Feb. 21, 2019

From Space Policy Online.com: A robotic lunar lander built by an Israeli non-profit, SpaceIL, is on its way to the Moon tonight. Launched as a rideshare on a SpaceX launch of an Indonesian communications satellite, Beresheet will take about two months to reach lunar orbit and then descend to a...