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SpaceX rocket carrying Moon-bound Israeli spacecraft lifts off
WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A SpaceX rocket took off from
Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday night carrying Israel’s Beresheet
spacecraft, which aims to make history twice: as the first private-sector
landing on the Moon, and the first from the Jewish state.
The start of the flight went smoothly, with the first stage entry burn
completed uneventfully less than three minutes after lift-off.
The Moon landing is scheduled for seven weeks’ time, on April 11.
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