A photo taken by the “Beresheet”spacecraft, in which an Israeli flag can be seen on a plaque with the inscription, “Am Israel Chai,” or “the Jewish people lives,” and in English, “Small country, big dreams,” taken 37,600 kilometers from Earth. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI.
SpaceIL, an Israeli nonprofit organization that strives to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and dreamers through innovative space missions, announced this week that it has secured crucial funding towards the launch of the “Beresheet 2” Spacecraft mission in 2024 with the goal of sending Israel back to the moon.