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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

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This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander orbiting the moon. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)
March 2, 2025, 12:10 pm
Another small step: Private outfit successfully puts lander on moon, a first
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander touches down on lunar surface to carry out experiments for NASA; more landers from other companies expected in coming weeks
By Marcia Dunn
An Israeli analog astronaut in a simulated spacesuit exits the Mars habitat in the Ramon Crater in the Negev on October 31, 2021. (Amy Spiro)
January 30, 2025, 5:48 pm
After US pledges a Mars landing, Israeli deep space venture hitches wagon to Trump’s star
Creation-Space launches accelerator to invest in young startups tailoring tech solutions toward a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet and improving life on Earth
By Sharon Wrobel
This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission (William Anders/NASA via AP, File)
September 20, 2024, 10:17 am
Asteroid set to temporarily become Earth’s ‘second moon’
Tiny asteroid will be pulled in by gravity between Sep. 29 and Nov. 25, however will not be discernible via basic telescopes; celestial object expected to return only in 2055
By ToI Staff
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, on Friday, August 11, 2023. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)
August 20, 2023, 2:03 pm
Russian rover collides with Moon after botched landing
Luna-25 craft — first Russian vehicle to attempt Moon landing since 1976 — was meant to touch down Monday in race with Indian project
By AP
Takeshi Hakamada, center, founder and CEO of ispace, and his team staff gather for photo session after livestream of HAKUTO-R private lunar exploration program on screen at the lunar landing event Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
April 26, 2023, 9:24 am
‘High probability’ lander crashed on moon, Japanese space company says
More than 6 hours after losing communication, ispace speculates its spacecraft suffered same fate as Israel’s failed Beresheet landing in 2019
By Marcia Dunn
Bruce Brill examines barley in Jerusalem, Israel on March 22, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 5, 2023, 10:40 am
As Karaites undergo a resurgence, why is their Passover different from all others?
An ancient stream of Judaism whose members distrust rabbinical authority, Karaism is seen growing in popularity among skeptical Israelis
By Canaan Lidor
The full moon apears from behind the clouds in Tulum, Mexico, February 4, 2023. (David Gannon/AFP)
February 11, 2023, 3:21 am
Could a space barrier made of moon dust keep the Earth cool?
Scientists say hypothetical solar shield in orbit could temper climate change; skeptics call proposal a distraction
By Marlowe HOOD
In this photo provided by NASA, the Earth and its moon are seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft on November 28, 2022. (NASA via AP)
December 27, 2022, 1:05 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 27: Israeli solar tech on the moon & a new day dawns in Knesset
Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn on last-minute legislation ahead of Thursday’s planned swearing-in; environment reporter Sue Surkes on revolutionized egg industry
By ToI Staff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 11, 2022. (AP Photo/ John Raoux)
December 11, 2022, 11:04 pm
Private Japanese lander rockets toward the moon atop UAE rover
It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon; with a science satellite already around Mars, Abu Dhabi wants to expand its exploration
By Marcia Dunn
The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the moon, December 11, 2022. (NASA via AP)
December 11, 2022, 11:01 pm
NASA’s Orion returns from lunar flyby, 50 years to the day since last moon landing
Spacecraft splashes down off coast of California, paving the way for live astronauts on the next flyby; capsule carries test dummy wearing Israeli radiation tech
By AP and ToI Staff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
December 11, 2022, 11:54 am
With UAE-made rover, Japan firm launches country’s 1st mission to put lander on moon
Module set to touch down on moon’s visible side in April 2023; payload includes Gulf country’s 22-pound ‘Rashid’ which if successful would be Arab world’s first lunar mission
By AFP
Emirati officials brief Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum about a possible moon mission, Sept. 29, 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Twitter account via AP, File)
September 19, 2022, 9:00 pm
UAE to launch first lunar rover in joint mission with Japan
If successful, the countries would join US, Russia and China in having put spacecraft on moon; Abu Dhabi working toward goal of building human colony on Mars by 2117
By AP
Photographers place remote cameras near the Artemis 1 rocket as she stands on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 26, 2022. (AP/Brynn Anderson)
September 8, 2022, 11:31 pm
NASA says it may attempt Artemis mission to Moon later this month
Two previous attempts were scrapped due to technical glitches; official says next attempt at unmanned launch featuring Israeli tech may take place on September 23 or 27
By AFP and ToI Staff
The NASA moon rocket stands ready less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Aug. 28, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
September 4, 2022, 9:50 am
NASA undecided on September moon launch after mission suffers delays
Millions tuned in for Artemis unmanned mission but left disappointed after a fuel leak twice caused postponement; next potential launch window between September 19 and October 4
By Lucie AUBOURG
NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B hours ahead of a planned launch at the Kennedy Space Center, September 3, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
September 3, 2022, 6:11 pm
NASA calls off 2nd attempt to launch Artemis moon rocket after further fuel leak
Engineers had scrambled to fix malfunctions, but launch for lunar orbit with dummies scrapped after 3-4 hours; test flight is part of project that could see humans on moon in 2025
By Marcia Dunn
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