An Israeli Lander Launches Toward the Moon

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'Non-profit SpaceIL\\u2019s Beresheet is on its way to the Moon. Only China, the Soviet Union and the United States have safely landed there before.\\xa0 Host Mat Kaplan talks with SpaceIL Senior Systems Engineer Yoav Landsman, while MaryLiz Bender hears from a team member who attended the launch.\\xa0 Digital editor Jason Davis shares news about Hayabusa2\\u2019s successful touchdown on an asteroid. Want a rubber asteroid? You\\u2019ve got another chance to win one on this week\\u2019s What\\u2019s Up with Bruce Betts. Learn more about this week\\u2019s guest and topics at: \\xa0http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0227-2019-yoav-landsman-spaceil.html\\xa0Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'