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    Israeli Robotic Moon Landing Fails In Final Descent

    Israeli scientists are studying what caused an engine failure in the closing minutes of what they hoped would be a historic lunar landing.
    by Richard Gonzales Apr 11, 2019 1 minute
    People in the Israeli city of Netanya watching images taken by the camera of the Israel Beresheet spacecraft of the moon surface before it crashed.

    The unmanned Israeli spacecraft Beresheet, a privately funded mission, failed upon its final descent to the moon Thursday, dashing hopes of joining the ranks of global superpowers in successfully landing on

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