Congratulations Beresheet – No Soft Landing but an Amazing Achievement

The Beresheet Moon lander, developed by Israeli not-for-profit company SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, has failed in its bid to …
Congratulations Beresheet – No Soft Landing but an Amazing Achievement

The Beresheet Moon lander, developed by Israeli not-for-profit company SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, has failed in its bid to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface. The spacecraft is the first commercial mission to reach the Moon. Communication was lost with Beresheet at approximately 489 feet above the lunar surface and it made its hard landing at 3.25pm EDT.

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Torsten Kriening
Torsten Kriening is Publisher and CEO of SpaceWatch.Global. He covers European space at the intersection of geopolitics, defence, procurement, and industrial policy - where ambition meets execution. He reports live from the conferences and councils where space policy is shaped and publishes The Kriening Brief every Wednesday: three observations on European space, no diplomatic padding. His career spans 30 years across satellite communications, broadcast technology, and IT. He is an alumnus of the International Space University (EMBA12).
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