Privately funded Israeli robotic moon lander launched on SpaceX Falcon 9

[gary]

Reuters report that a robotic moon lander (https://www.smh.com.au/technology/israel-s-first-moon-mission-lifts-off-from-cape-canaveral-20190222-p50zki.html)built by private donors
in Israel has launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket.







Story and video here :-
https://www.smh.com.au/technology/israel-s-first-moon-mission-lifts-off-from-cape-canaveral-20190222-p50zki.html

[gary]

Story here :-
https://phys.org/news/2019-02-israeli-spacecraft-snag-lunar-voyage.html

[RB]

Watching this closely too.
Hope they can get בְּרֵאשִׁית back on track.

RB

:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Hope it wasn't a Windows 10 security update requiring a reboot. :question:

[RB]

:lol:

I bet it was.... :bashcomp:

[multiweb]

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/02/a-30-million-page-archive-of-humanitys-achievements-and-failures-is-headed-to-the-moon/