The launch of an Israeli lunar lander may be the first of many private missions to the Moon

7:00am PST - February 26th, 2019    rockets - The Verge

On Thursday, a small Israeli-built spacecraft launched into orbit on one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets — sparking the beginning of a two-month quest to touch down on the lunar surface. It’s just one of many similar spacecraft in development right now. aimed at…