Israeli mission to the moon

The World

An Israeli company sent a small spacecraft to the moon last night. It is the first privately funded moon mission, and if successful, Israel will be only the fourth country to land on the moon. Carol Hills speaks to Yonatan Winetraub, a co-founder of SpaceIL, the nonprofit organization behind the effort.

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