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SpaceIL

IL
commercialFounded 2010
Tel Aviv, Israel
www.spaceil.com/
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Thomas Zurbuchen planned to visit Israel later in 2019 to discuss potential future cooperation with SpaceIL.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2019SpaceIL says “chain of events” led to crash of lunar lander

The X Prize Foundation offered a $1,000,000 Moonshot Award to SpaceIL for a successful lunar landing and awarded SpaceIL the $1,000,000 after the landing attempt for coming close to the landing.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2019SpaceIL lander crashes on moon

SpaceIL initially formed as a Google Lunar X Prize team seeking the $20,000,000 grand prize for the first privately developed spacecraft to land on the moon, travel at least 500 m, and return images and video.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2019SpaceIL lander crashes on moon

The X Prize Foundation will award a $1,000,000 Moonshot Prize to SpaceIL if Beresheet successfully lands on the moon.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2019SpaceIL lander enters lunar orbit

SpaceIL contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries to build the Beresheet lander.

Mentioned as: SpaceILOrg RelationshipApr 4, 2019SpaceIL lander enters lunar orbit

Israel Aerospace Industries built the lander for SpaceIL and is studying other opportunities for using that lander system, including a partnership with German company OHB to study its use for European Space Agency missions.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralMar 28, 2019X Prize Foundation offers “Moonshot Award” to SpaceIL

SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander performed a one-minute burn of its main thruster at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on 2019-03-19, extending the apogee of its orbit around Earth to 405,0 m.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralMar 19, 2019Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon

SpaceIL’s Beresheet lunar lander performed a maneuver on 2019-03-19 that put the lander on course to enter orbit around the Moon in April.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralMar 19, 2019Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon

On 2019-02-24 SpaceIL performed a 30-second main thruster burn that increased Beresheet's Earth orbit perigee to 600 km.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2019SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers

SpaceIL originally developed the Beresheet lander as a one-off project to compete for the Google Lunar X Prize and funded most of the $100,000,000 cost from philanthropic sources.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2019SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers

SpaceIL’s Beresheet lunar lander launched on 2019-02-21 as a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralFeb 22, 2019Companies skeptical commercial lunar landers can fly NASA payloads this year

SpaceIL originally built the Beresheet lander for the Google Lunar X Prize and continued the project after the contest ended in March 2018 without a winner.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019SpaceX launches satellites, moon mission on Falcon 9

The Beresheet lunar lander developed by Israel’s SpaceIL will be released into geostationary transfer orbit and will gradually extend its orbit toward the moon over a two-month period.

Mentioned as: SpaceILTechnical ProductFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

Israel Aerospace Industries shipped the SpaceIL lander Beresheet earlier 2019-01 from Israel to Cape Canaveral for final preparations for launch.

Mentioned as: SpaceILOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

Under the teaming agreement, Israel Aerospace Industries will offer a version of the lunar lander it built for SpaceIL for use on ESA missions.

Mentioned as: SpaceILOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

NASA signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency on 2018-10-03 to offer support for the SpaceIL mission.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch

Workers installed a digital time capsule consisting of three discs into the SpaceIL spacecraft during a 2018-12-17 ceremony at an Israel Aerospace Industries facility.

Mentioned as: SpaceILTechnical ProductDec 18, 2018SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch

SpaceIL completed a privately funded Israeli lunar lander originally built for a prize competition and prepared it for launch in early 2019.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch

Spaceflight Industries arranged the launch of an Israeli lunar lander developed by SpaceIL as a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 that will launch late 2018.

Mentioned as: SpaceILOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2018Draper bids on NASA commercial lunar lander competition

SpaceIL scheduled the lunar lander to launch in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Florida and to land on the Moon on 2018-02-13.

Mentioned as: SpaceILNarrative GeneralSep 17, 2018IAI studying follow-on opportunities for SpaceIL lunar lander
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