Israeli moon lander to ride SpaceX rocket in Spaceflight’s first move beyond low Earth orbit

Geek Wire ^ | 09/11/2018 | Alan Boyle

[Blennos]

I believe it says “(long) live people of Israel!”

[tomkat]

Thanks .. I hope you’re correct .. l’chaim, FRiend !

[Rebelbase]

This is just the beginning.

[roadcat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2RdSS4o88A

Jews in space...

[morphing libertarian]

cue mel brooks

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks fieldmarshaldj. It is of course SpaceX' second move beyond low Earth orbit, the first having been the Falcon Heavy test flight.

[Monty22002]

Yeah how did they forget that?

[SunkenCiv]

update:

[snip] In the history of spaceflight, three nations have successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Israel hopes to be the fourth, as SpaceIL prepares their robotic lander to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceIL noted late on Wednesday that the mission has been delayed – albeit by only a couple of weeks – to the beginning of 2019 with a moon landing around eight weeks after launch. [/snip]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/israels-first-moon-launch-falcon-delayed-weeks/

[SunkenCiv]

update:

[snip] In the history of spaceflight, three nations have successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Israel hopes to be the fourth, as SpaceIL prepares their robotic lander to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceIL noted late on Wednesday that the mission has been delayed – albeit by only a couple of weeks – to the beginning of 2019 with a moon landing around eight weeks after launch. [/snip]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/israels-first-moon-launch-falcon-delayed-weeks/

[Moonman62]

I wonder how long before a country decides to do a manned space program by buying SpaceX launches?

[Terry L Smith]

re: “I wonder how long before a country decides to do a manned space program by buying SpaceX launches?”

Might be a “done deal waiting to when to spring it”