{"id":18267,"date":"2019-03-20T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18267"},"modified":"2019-03-20T11:07:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:07:41","slug":"spaceil-beresheet-fires-engine-to-send-it-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18267","title":{"rendered":"SpaceIL Beresheet fires engine to send it to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceil.com\/\">SpaceIL<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technology.spaceil.com\/\">Beresheet<\/a> lunar spacecraft successfully fired its engine to extend its orbit to the Moon:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#x1f317; Moon Travel Report #6 &#x1f317;<br \/>\nAnother successful maneuver! The engine was activated for 60 sec &amp; all systems are functioning&#x1f44d;&#x1f3fd;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beresheet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beresheet<\/a> is on an elliptical orbit, will meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/moon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#moon<\/a> &#8211; the furthest point from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Earth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Earth<\/a>: 405,000 k&#8221;m. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelToTheMoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelToTheMoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ILAerospaceIAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ILAerospaceIAI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ILSpaceAgency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ILSpaceAgency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel To The Moon (@TeamSpaceIL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamSpaceIL\/status\/1108018671132143616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis diagram shows the change in the orbit with the 20.3.2019 burn:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17952\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17952\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1477,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beresheet Timeline\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A graphic timeline of the major events in the Beresheet mission.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17952\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image0011.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A graphic timeline of the major events in the Beresheet mission.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the spacecraft&#8217;s orbit reaches the Moon on April 4th, another firing of the engine will slow the vehicle down sufficiently to put it into a highly elliptical orbit around the Moon. After several orbits, another burn will circularize the orbit. Finally, on April 11th the engine will fire to slow the vehicle such that it falls towards the surface. At 5 meters above the lunar ground, the engine will cut off and the Moon&#8217;s low gravity will pull the spacecraft slowly down to the surface.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceIL founder Yonatan Winetraub gives the basics of how the spacecraft&#8217;s engine firings get it to the Moon:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nIpwkB-pMSE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This video shows the full sequence of orbital maneuvers from launch to landing:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_R4zk448oPs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SpaceIL is a non-profit volunteer organization in Israel that began a quest for the Moon as an entrant in the Google Lunar XPRIZE. Thought the GLXP ended last year without a winner, SpaceIL raised sufficient funds to continue with development of the spacecraft and to buy a secondary payload ride on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17933\">SpaceX Falcon 9 that launched in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More about the latest mission event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/maneuver-puts-spaceil-lander-on-course-for-the-moon\/\">Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/News.aspx\/260606\">Beresheet conducts final major maneuver on way to moon &#8211; Israel National News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0986385905\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0986385905&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=f616597c1e6a6fa87c8e9e9f71f076e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0986385905\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0986385905&amp;asins=0986385905&amp;linkId=462b80fb062f462e12e800bf78abc3c5&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceIL&#8216;s Beresheet lunar spacecraft successfully fired its engine to extend its orbit to the Moon: &#x1f317; Moon Travel Report #6 &#x1f317; Another successful maneuver! The engine was activated for 60 sec &amp; all systems are functioning&#x1f44d;&#x1f3fd;. #Beresheet is on an elliptical orbit, will meet the #moon &#8211; the furthest point from #Earth: 405,000 k&#8221;m. #IsraelToTheMoon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18267\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SpaceIL Beresheet fires engine to send it to the Moon<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,26,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-participation","category-space-systems","category-the-moon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4KD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18458,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18458","url_meta":{"origin":18267,"position":0},"title":"Webcast: SpaceIL to land Beresheet on the Moon today [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"[ Update 2: The final image returned from Beresheet as it came down the lunar surface: Update 3:30 pm EDT: Unfortunately, Beresheet failed to make a soft landing. 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