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Not enough women reaching for the stars, research into Israeli space industry reveals - study

The report by SpaceIL and The Parasol Foundation, states that less than a quarter of space industry employees are women.

 American astronaut in space.
Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Italy to collaborate with SpaceIL on Beresheet 2 moonshot

 David, Laura, and Jonathan Mirage and the management of SpaceIL

Jonathan Merage joins donors for the Beresheet2 Moon mission

Space is full of 200 tons of garbage. Now what?


On verge of space history, Beresheet fails to land safely on Moon

The State of Israel fell just short of becoming only the fourth member of a prestigious club of nations to complete the formidable task of landing a spacecraft on the lunar surface.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails to land safely on the moon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was at hand to watch the landing, said that Israel will continue to try landing on the moon.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Ben-Gurion Airport? Make sure you don't accidentally land on the moon

Israel is set to make history on Thursday night when the SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries' spacecraft Beresheet is scheduled to land on the moon.

Israel Airports Authority lists moon landing on its timetable, Ben Gurion Airport website on April 11th, 2019

Israel's Beresheet set to make history, land on moon today

Only three countries have completed the formidable task of landing a spacecraft on the lunar surface - the United States, Russia and China.

Far side of the moon by Beresheet, April 10, 2019

Beresheet orbits closer to moon, enters into an elliptical orbit

Intensive maneuvers and preparations for the landing will be conducted this week as Beresheet readies to land on the moon on April 11.

The moon from 550 kilometers away, as taken by Beresheet, April 7th, 2019

Beresheet completes first maneuver around the moon

Over the weekend, the Israeli spacecraft took more photos of the far side of the moon from 550 km. and 2500 km. away.

The moon from 550 kilometers away, as taken by Beresheet, April 7th, 2019

Beresheet to land on moon April 11th, Israel 4th country to conquer feat

Beresheet, the Space IL spacecraft is scheduled to land on the moon April 11 just days after successfully completing it's most critical maneuver Thursday afternoon.

The surface of the moon as captured by Beresheet with the Earth in the background

Beresheet takes first pictures of the moon's surface

During the coming week, intensive maneuvers and preparations for the landing will be conducted.

The surface of the moon as captured by Beresheet with the Earth in the background

Beresheet successfully completes lunar capture maneuver

The spacecraft has now been captured by the moon's gravity and will begin circling it.

Engineers of SpaceIL and the Israel Aerospace Industries celebrate the successfull Lunar Capture maneuver

Capturing the moon – Beresheet gears up to escape Earth’s gravity

The nation holds its breath as Beresheet is meant to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull on Thursday, will the April 11 celebrations be held or will it melt near the sun?

Beresheet and its route to the moon