Despite the failure, Israel still expressed its determination to conquer the Moon

50 years since Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon, only 3 countries did the same thing. But this no longer lasts forever.

On April 11, the whole world shared the pain with Israel when Beresheet - the spacecraft of this country - suffered while landing on the Moon. CNET notes that this is not just a failure, but the beginning of a fierce race into space.

Photos before Beresheet is in distress.(Image source: SpaceIL).

This is the first attempt by a country to participate in the race to the Moon since Russia and the US began "war" more than 60 years ago. SpaceIL, the company behind this Beresheet, has launched a campaign calling for private companies to build a spacecraft that can set foot on the Moon since 2007. Last April marked the first time the company This accomplishes its goal.

Beresheet is the first private Lunar lander, also the smallest, to make the longest journey for this noble mission. But this ill-fated ship was unfortunate at the moment of preparing to land on the Moon.

The Israeli Aerospace Opher Doron said the ship's engine was turned off before landing, causing it to hit the surface of the Moon. Now scientists are still trying to find the cause.

Although this incident made it impossible for Israel to join the "Moon Club" (including the US, Russia and China), it also made the country one of the seven countries that flew around the Moon.

Beresheet in Hebrew means "to start" , when the ship made the first flight carrying a "time capsule" containing three things. A disc containing data on the national flag, the Israeli national anthem and a 27-language dictionary, a Bible and a children's book inspired this project.

While historic Apollo landings seem to have carved into our minds, other countries such as Japan, India or the European Space Agency have been making major turning points in The mission of exploring space, reaching new parts of the galaxy, brings new insights to the human race.

Astronaut memorial at Cape Canaveral.(Photo: wikipedia).

The incident Israel lost contact with Beresheet was not a rare or rare incident. There is a painful history in human exploration of the universe, and failures have never made us falter. Less than a week after Beresheet's incident, SpaceIL announced it would put all its energy into launching Beresheet 2.0 to quickly join the exclusive " Moon Club " .

Humans have never faltered before challenges, and this spirit is a good launch pad for us to advance further in the journey of space exploration.

Time capsule : a tool is usually placed at important events, containing goods or data to communicate with humans in the future. They help the things stored inside survive longer.

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