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- Israel preparing to launch the country’s first spacecraft to the moon added a special passenger that will accompany the journey.
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A time capsule of three digital discs- It containing thousands of files was ceremoniously placed within the space pod by organisers wearing white dust coats at the plant where it is being constructed and tested.
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They included drawings by children, pictures of Israeli symbols like the flag, Israeli songs and a booklet written by a Jewish man of his personal account of the Holocaust.
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Beresheet- The spacecraft, called Beresheet, or Genesis in Hebrew, and weighing some 585 kg, is expected to be launched in the coming months.
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It will be sent via a Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX firm.
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If successful it will not only be Israel’s first spacecraft to land on the moon, but also the first private one.
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Israel would be the fourth country to land on the moon.
Source
The Hindu