
The engineering teams of SpaceIL & IAI successfully performed their first maneuver around the moon, taking more photos of the far side from 550 km from the moon and 2500 km from the moon.
By Yoni Kempinski
On Sunday morning at 04:36, the engineering team of SpaceIL and IAI, successfully performed the first maneuver around the moon.
During the maneuver, Beresheet’s engines operated for about 271 seconds and the amount of fuel burned was approximately 55 kg.

Beresheet’s image of the Earth & moon. – Photo: SpaceIL, Instagram
In this maneuver, all the engines operated at the same time to slow the spacecraft with maximum thrust to date. Continue Reading »