![SpaceIL founders from left: Yonatan Winetraub, Kfir Damari, and Yariv Bash. Courtesy](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SpaceILfounders-350x229.jpg)
SpaceIL Gets $1 Million Grant From Blavatnik Foundation For New Spacecraft, 2nd Moon Mission
The foundation said the grant would support SpaceIL's Beresheet 2 program and advance the goal of landing an unmanned Israeli spacecraft on the lunar surface.
January 15, 2020
![The SpaceIL team receiving its $1 million Moonshot Award at XPrize's Visioneering summit in Los Angeles, October 6, 2019. Photo via XPrize's Twitter feed](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Beresheetprize-e1570447947140-350x180.jpg)
SpaceIL Receives XPrize’s $1 Million Moonshot Award For Beresheet Lunar Mission
The team was awarded the prize at the 2019 Visioneering Summit in Los Angeles hosted by XPrize.
October 07, 2019
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NASA Releases Photo Of Israeli Spacecraft’s Crash Site On Moon
The image shows what NASA believes is the spot where the Beresheet spacecraft crashed into the moon on April 11.
May 19, 2019
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Here’s How To Watch Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Land On The Moon
Watch parties and live streams await as Israel gears up to become the 4th country to complete a lunar landing.
April 11, 2019
![Beresheet spacecraft route to the moon](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Beresheet-spacecraft-route-to-the-moon-350x197.jpg)
Beresheet Spacecraft Successfully Completes Another Maneuver To Join Moon’s Orbit
At 9:00 AM Israel Time yesterday (2:00 AM ET), Beresheet, the Israeli spacecraft that is making its way to the moon, successfully completed another maneuver to make final adjustments before leaving Earth’s orbit and joining the moon’s orbit. In the maneuver, SpaceIL and IAI engineering teams started and ran the spacecraft’s engines for 72 seconds. […]
April 02, 2019
![A photo of Earth from Beresheet's point if view. Photo via SpaceIl and IAI](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/earth15-350x247.jpg)
Moon-Bound Israeli Spacecraft Snaps Stunning Photos And Videos From Journey
Israel's lunar lander Beresheet has taken a number of images and clips during its journey which it expects to complete by April 11.
March 24, 2019
![SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft. Photo by Yoav Weiss](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Photo1-Space-IL-350x197.jpg)
Chutzpah, Dreams And Ingenuity Behind Israel’s First Moonshot
The global space community sees Israel’s first moonshot as a window to future commercial spacecraft ventures.
February 18, 2019
![After landing at Orlando International Airport, the SpaceIL spacecraft made its way to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo by Eliran Avital](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SpaceILFL-350x233.jpg)
SpaceIL’s First Israeli Spacecraft Arrives In Florida Ahead Of Moon Launch
The lunar spacecraft, dubbed 'Beresheet,' will be added as a secondary payload by service provider Spaceflight and will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
January 21, 2019
![SpaceIL. Photo by Yoav Weiss](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Photo4-Space-IL-350x233.jpg)
Israeli Spacecraft Carries Digital Time Capsule With Hebrew Songs, Stories Ahead Of Historic Moon Launch
The time capsule contains hundreds of files that include details on the spacecraft, Israel's Declaration of Independence and its national anthem, songs, literature, artwork, and a copy of the bible, among other gems.
December 18, 2018
![Morris Khan and Sylvan Adams at a tour of the IAI facilities where the SpaceIL spacecraft is being assembled, November 2018. Courtesy](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed-1-350x233.jpg)
Canadian Billionaire Contributes $5M To Israel’s Moon-Bound Startup SpaceIL
Sylvan Adams, who helped build the Mideast’s first indoor velodrome and brought the Giro d’Italia to Israel this summer, is now joining efforts to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon.
November 19, 2018
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Israel’s SpaceIL Planning First Moon Launch In December 2018
The Israeli startup is planning to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon by February 2019 to become the 4th country in the world to do so.
July 10, 2018
![An illustrative photo of the moon. Pixabay](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/moonshot-350x210.jpg)
Google’s $20M Lunar XPrize Went Unclaimed, But Israel’s SpaceIL Still Plans ‘Moonshot’
The March 31, 2018 deadline for nabbing the grand prize came and went with none of the 5 finalists, including Israel, landing their spacecraft on the moon, but it's not stopping some.
April 05, 2018
![Space Collage, Courtesy](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/spacecollage-350x197.jpg)
Missions To ‘Mars’ And The Moon: Israel’s Space Sector Is Reaching For The Stars
Over the past few weeks, Israeli scientists got a taste of life on the Red Planet in a desert habitat and SpaceIL's quest to put an Israeli spacecraft on the moon was put back on track.
February 19, 2018