An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar landing. Amir Levy/Getty An Israeli man reacts after the spacecraft failed to land safely on the moon. READ MORE:* Israeli spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of moon landing* Mike Pence wants American astronauts on moon in 5 years* Israel flying to moon in a craft barely the size of a washing machine* Last man to walk on moon diesAriel Schalit/AP People watch the live broadcast of the SpaceIL spacecraft as it lost contact with Earth in Netanya, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty In Tel Aviv, Israel, a boy waves the Israeli flag after the Beresheet spacecraft fails to land safely on the moon. Amir Levy/Getty An Israeli couple react after Beresheet spacecraft fails to land safely on the moon.

Source: Stuff April 12, 2019 01:07 UTC