The Israeli spacecraft "Bereshit" crashed when landing on the moon

The Spaceil Israeli private company Spaceil crashed when landing on the moon, according to the broadcast. During landing, the connection with the mission was lost. According to preliminary data - after the engine failure.

“Bereshit” launched February 21 with the help of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the SpaceX base from the US Air Force base at Cape Kanveral (in Florida). Israel could become the fourth country that delivered its lunar rover to the goal - after the USSR, the USA and China. It was planned that the device will install the Israeli flag on the surface of the satellite and conduct research in its magnetic field.

The non -profit organization Spaceil appeared in 2011 as part of the Google Lunar XPRIZE - the company offered a reward of $ 30 million for the development of affordable research methods. The competition ended in March, and the main prize of $ 20 million for landing on the moon was never awarded.