Doomed Israeli Spacecraft Captures Photo Right Before Crash

Doomed Israeli Spacecraft Captures Photo Right Before Crash
An image taken by Israel spacecraft, Beresheet, upon its landing on the moon, obtained by Reuters from Space IL on April 11, 2019. Space IL/Handout/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The doomed Israeli Beresheet spacecraft captured a photo just moments before crashing on the Moon on April 11.

The craft suffered an engine problem right before it was slated to land on the lunar surface. It was several hundred feet away when Israeli officials lost control of the probe.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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