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RandomFactor writes:

The team that built the ill fated-Beresheet lander which failed in its landing attempt on Thursday will build another lander.

"We're going to actually build a new halalit — a new spacecraft," billionaire businessman and philanthropist Morris Kahn said in a video statement posted on Twitter by the nonprofit group SpaceIL. "We're going to put it on the moon, and we're going to complete the mission."

The privately-funded Beresheet lander suffered a main engine problem during descent. Although the team was able to get the engine going again, it was too late and Beresheet impacted the surface at 310 mph (500km/h)

The team will still receive a $1 million award from the X Prize Foundation. Apparently this technically qualified as success because:

"I think they managed to touch the surface of the moon, and that's what we were looking for for our Moonshot Award," said X Prize CEO Anousheh Ansari.

Beresheet cost about $100 million in total. 40% of this was funded by Kahn himself.

See also: Israel's Moon probe snaps a final photo before crashing

Previously: Private Spacecraft Failed Moon Landing Today [UPDATED]

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1. "RandomFactor" - https://soylentnews.org/~RandomFactor/
2. "will build another lander" - https://www.space.com/israel-moon-lander-beresheet-2.html
3. "$1 million award" - https://www.space.com/israeli-moon-lander-million-dollar-prize.html
4. "Israel's Moon probe snaps a final photo before crashing" - https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/14/beresheet-moon-probe-final-image-the-big-picture/
5. "Private Spacecraft Failed Moon Landing Today [UPDATED]" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=19/04/11/197259
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