Israel Moon Lander

The mission, if successful, will make Israel only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.

The mission, if successful, will make Israel only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.