Israel's First Lunar Spacecraft Sends Selfie With Earth

Under pessimistic assumptions, the moon probe would be swallowed up by the moon dust.

Russian lunar base gets closer with new moon probe set for 2015 launch

Israel’s first spacecraft to moon clicks a selfie with Earth in the background

This will be China’s third step in lunar exploration.

Israel's First Lunar Spacecraft Sends Selfie With Earth

Japan successfully launches its 1st lunar explorer

Israel's First Lunar Spacecraft Sends Selfie With Earth

Where’s the moon base, and where are the manned interplanetary spaceships?

Israel's First Lunar Spacecraft Sends Selfie With Earth

China is looking to realize the third step of its lunar program in 2017, when it will hopefully land a probe on the moon, release a moon rover and return the probe to Earth.

China is likely to realize the third step of its lunar program in 2017, which is to land a lunar probe on moon, release a moon rover and return the probe to the Earth.

1958-10-11 Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).

1958 – Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).

1958 – NASA launches the Pioneer 1 lunar probe, which falls back to Earth and burns up.