SpaceIL
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SpaceIL is an Israeli nonprofit organization competing in the Google Lunar X Prize to land a spacecraft on the moon in 2015.[1] SpaceIL aims to launch the smallest and lightest vehicle to ever land on the moon.[2] Its total budget is estimated at 36 million dollars, provided mainly by philanthropists (including 16.4 million dollars from Sheldon Adelson).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "One Giant Step for Israel as Company Plots Moon Launch". The Forward. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Shamah, David (12 February 2013). "Israeli space cadets say moon shot is no fantasy". Times of Israel. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Israel space project gets $16 million boost from casino mogul Adelson". Reuters. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links[edit]
|
||||||||||||||||||
 |
This space- or spaceflight-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.jpeg){kind=small} |
This article related to a non-profit organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
