Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!
The proliferation of commercial space ventures has itself been driven by leaps in technology in recent decades.
If successful, the flight would represent the first controlled descent to the lunar surface by a US spacecraft since the final Apollo crewed moon mission in 1972, and the first by a private company.
Japan aims to send an astronaut the moon in the next few years.
Jewish history has known periods of great darkness, but these were always followed by a renewal of the light.
Engineers were prepared for the necessity of several tests for the vehicle which could be used for US' return to the moon.
The moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought
Their glorious 61 years together has blessed them with seeing the fourth generation. May they be awarded many more years in good health together.
Recent study attempts to shed light on moon's ice formation, but leaves scientists with more questions than answers.
The mission is meant to demonstrate Japan's ability to put a lightweight, low-cost craft on the moon within 100 meters of a designated landing site using an advanced visual navigation system.