An Israeli spaceflight start-up has booked a 2017 launch for its pioneering moon lander, as part of Google’s Lunar XPrize.
SpaceIL has booked a ride aboard a SpaceX Dragon 9 craft, due to launch in mid 2017, according to the company’s current launch schedule. The Lunar X-Prize is designed to stimulate interest in private spaceflight and lunar exploration. It awards prospective teams up to $20m in prizes if a series of criteria are achieved. While…
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