TEL AVIV – Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft finally entered lunar orbit over the weekend, and the SpaceIL team celebrated by releasing jaw-dropping photographs captured by the spacecraft of the far side of the moon.
The images were taken about 470 km (292 miles) above the moon. Israel is the seventh nation in the world to successfully enter the moon’s orbit. Doing so entails a complicated maneuver in which the spacecraft must hop from earth’s orbit to the moon’s — as seen below in a demonstration video released by SpaceIL.
Great, now it can communicate with all the probes sent by muslim countries. Oh wait…
Did they find Ben Shapiro selling high quality sheets and saying you won’t live forever buy this insurance.
Huh. I thought Beresheet in the woods, not on the moon.
Please notice how there are NOT “jaw dropping” pics of our supposed Apollo landing sites.
Congratulations Israel!
This is a great achievement, but what’s the point? We did this 50 years ago. Literally been there, done that. We spend billions in foreign aid to Israel every year, isn’t there a better use for the money?
Fox News Alert, 2025; Isreali settlements on the moon are blossoming, crops are now being harvested, making the settlements self-sustaining. The PLO is now claiming the moon is their ancestral homeland, and is demanding Isreal turn over their moon bases immediately. The UN supports the PLO position.
But until one of them actually WALKS on the moon…they should just stfu
“There is no Dark Side of the Moon … matter of fact, it’s all dark.”
izlamo delenda est …
…here’s where it goes from HERE…
https://youtu.be/n2RdSS4o88A
This is a huge accomplishment. NASA has said it would take them decades to go back to the moon. Give credit where it’s due.
Pink Floyd was not available for comment.
It would be nice if a flat Earther would check in and remind us how much the public education system has failed America.
They’re always worth a smile.
Of course, the flight video is all animation so they’ve got that point going for them. It’s completely DOCTORED 100%!! lol
Supernightshade, love Mel Brooks!
Tony R (Fox News Alert), 10,000 thumb ups!
Dadof4, 100% doctored animation! Bwaahahahahaha
I absolutely love anything to do with space travel. I grew up during the ‘space race’ and even wanted to be an astronaut or astronomer (until I found out high-level math was required)!
I understand people who think we should not spend the money on space. But so much of our technology and medical advances have come directly or indirectly from space exploration. Besides, there is a drive in the freedom-loving human spirit to take risks to see just what is out there – on Earth, under Earth or above Earth.
Good job, Israel!
I guess there were no alien bases. Surprised there were no Mexican fence jumpers.
Beresheet is the first word of Hebrew scripture, it means “In the beginning”.
Rather approptiate!
Great Job Israel!!!
Aww, it’s no big deal.
We Religion of Peaceniks woulda already done this if our goats weren’t such attention whores.
Why does the fully illuminated far side of the Moon look so dark? Is there any way to determine lux values?