The unmanned spacecraft, called Israel's own production "Beresheet", was launched this morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Base in Florida, USA.
Israel 's own production of the so-called "Beresheet" unmanned spacecraft , this morning from the US state of Florida, Cape Canaveral Space Base to the Moon was thrown.
In a written statement from the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, the signal was received from the spacecraft and the vehicle's systems were working normally.
The spacecraft is expected to reach the Moon on April 11th.
The national symbols of Israel!
weight of the washing machine - the size of the spacecraft - is 585 kilograms. There is a coin-sized capsule in which hundreds of digital files are loaded. These files include national symbols of Israel and some cultural materials.
Spacecraft "Beresheet" reaches the surface of Israel; The US will be the fourth country to launch a spacecraft to the Moon after Russia and China.
The cost of the spacecraft, funded by the donors, was $ 100 million.