Private Moon Race Heats Up with 1st Verified Launch Deal
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:50
in Astronomy & Space
A team from Israel called SpaceIL has signed a contract to launch its robotic lunar lander toward the moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the second half of 2017. SpaceIL is therefore a strong contender to win the Google Lunar X Prize.