OHB has signed an agreement with Helios to send its space tech to the moon to produce oxygen from lunar soil by the year 2025.

SpaceIL asks for researchers and universities from around the world to send proposals for experiments to send on its next moon mission, slated for 2024.

Tech developed by Helios melts lunar soil to extract oxygen for fuel, enabling lower payloads and lower costs for space missions.

The spacecraft will perform its final maneuver in 24 hours as it prepares to land on the moon on Thursday.

Israel's lunar lander Beresheet has taken a number of images and clips during its journey which it expects to complete by April 11.

What started out as a private venture by young Israeli scientists hoping for a chance to win a competition by Google, is now a nation-wide goal. The ambitious SpaceIL project is getting some serious support en-route to the moon.

Three Israelis with various technological backgrounds intend on putting an Israeli flag on the moon with a coke-bottle sized rocket, in order to win a $20 million price from Google.

If all goes according to plan, by December 2012 a team of three young Israeli scientists will have landed a tiny spacecraft on the moon, explored the lunar surface, and transmitted live video back to earth, thereby scooping up a $20 million prize.