Israel's Beresheet moon mission fails to stick lunar landing

Israel's Beresheet moon mission fails to stick lunar landing

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https://www.cnet.com/news/israels-beresheet-moon-mission-fails-to-stick-landing/

The landing process suffered some glitches when the main engine cut out and mission control lost communication. The disappointed team reacted calmly to the failure.

"Well, we didn't make it, but we definitely tried, and the achievement of getting where we got is really tremendous,"  said Morris Khan, an Israeli entrepreneur who provided a large portion of the funding for Beresheet, as he addressed the observers near the control room. "We can be proud." 

Israel's Beresheet moon mission fails to stick lunar landing

Apr 11, 2019, 8:36pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/israels-beresheet-moon-mission-fails-to-stick-landing/ > The landing process suffered some glitches when the main engine cut out and mission control lost communication. The disappointed team reacted calmly to the failure. > "Well, we didn't make it, but we definitely tried, and the achievement of getting where we got is really tremendous,"  said Morris Khan, an Israeli entrepreneur who provided a large portion of the funding for Beresheet, as he addressed the observers near the control room. "We can be proud."