After months of flying through space, the Beresheet's engine fails as it approaches the surface of the Moon.
The mishap occurred in front of a packed audience that included Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was broadcast live on national television.He vowed to put an Israeli spacecraft on the Moon"intact" in the next two years.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted dozens of youngsters at his official residence for the launch."We are full of admiration for the wonderful people who brought the spacecraft to the Moon," Mr Rivlin said."True, not as we had hoped, but we will succeed in the end." Reuven Rivlin tweet: "Dozens of kids who are passionate about science and space, from all over the country, have come to Beit HaNasi to see the landing of the spaceship on the moon tonight.
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