SpaceIL's Lunar Lander Beresheet Has Crashed into the Moon

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19638282

by gereshes • 7 years ago

27 10 7 years ago

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It's landing was unsuccessful, most likely due to a last second engine problem

ethanpil• 7 years ago

I was watching the broadcast and the disappointment and sadness of seeing so many years of work abruptly disappear in an instant was palpable.

A valuable lesson in failure and finding motivation to keep going and try again, a valuable life and entrepreneurial skill.

bdamm• 7 years ago

It was odd how the only thing Benjamin Netanyahu said in English was "If at first you don't succeed, try again!" directed to, I believe, the fellow that bankrolled a large portion of the lander's cost. Easy for Mr. Netanyahu to say! My bets are on no second attempt for this group.

ars• 7 years ago

They estimated 2-3 years to try again. If they can raise funding they're going to try.

mluggy• 7 years ago

we crash, we learn. עם ישראל חי

ChuckMcM• 7 years ago

This is sad. That said I don't think of it as 'failure' after all there was so much accomplished that they got to the point of landing something on the Moon. That they failed to complete the objective puts them in rarified company. NASA and Russia had many failures [1] prior to achieving successful landings.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes

candiodari• 7 years ago

There should be an upbeat attitude here.

"Today Israel joined the club of countries that crashed into the Moon. A bit less prestigious than the club of landers, but no less exclusive."

A little joke, combined with pointing out that this is an incredible achievement. Imagine having this on your CV. Wtf ! It took the US and the USSR 4 tries to even get near the moon.

jandrese• 7 years ago

Dang. Hopefully they figure out what went wrong and stick the landing next time.

dvirsky2• 7 years ago

It surprised me how inspiring this project has been for kids in Israel. They REALLY cared. My children (11 and 7) followed every piece of news for months, and now stayed up to watch it, and are really heartbroken. My wife says on a parents group she's on, people are reporting their children are crying and don't want to go to bed. I actually wish I cared that much.

svet_0• 7 years ago

Not to sound patronizing, it might be a great learning experience for kids to witness this failure. I hope they could see Beresheet Bet land successfully in a few years :)

dvirsky2• 7 years ago

Totally agree on both.

SpaceIL's Lunar Lander Beresheet Has Crashed into the Moon

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