Israel Unveils Second Lunar Spacecraft, Beresheet 2 With Two Landers and Orbiter

SpaceIL, Israel's space agency, announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, that it is already working on its second lunar spacecraft called "Beresheet 2." The upcoming spaceship is a moon lander that is intended to safely land on the moon.

"We realized how much more we have to learn, not only on distant planets and huge galaxies but here on our little Earth," said Israel's president via Haaretz.

The Beresheet 2 will be funded by international cooperation agreements. Half of the cost will be shouldered by sponsorships and donations.

SpaceIL plans a second moon landing attempt

Since the country is already developing Beresheet 2, SpaceIL teased a possible second attempt at the moon. The Jerusalem Post reported that the space agency released a video titled "Back to the Moon."

SpaceIL published the video on its official Twitter account.

"Ready to get excited again?" the space agency captioned.

The SpaceIL's previous mission was a disaster since it crashed in the moon's Sea of Serenity on April 11, 2019. The engineers lost contact with the spacecraft a few minutes before it was about to complete its mission.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.