Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft is set to make its historic Moon landing Thursday. Only three countries – the U.S., the Soviet Union and China – have made successful ‘soft landings’ on the lunar surface. Beresheet was born out of the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition to land an unmanned probe on the Moon. 'IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO AN ABORT': HOW THE NERVE-WRACKING FINAL SECONDS OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING UNFOLDEDThe probe will land within Mare Serenitatis, in the Moon’s northern hemisphere. 'THERE WAS A BIT OF TENSION': ASTRONAUT DESCRIBES WATCHING MOON LANDING WITH BUZZ ALDRIN’S FAMILYBeresheet and its time capsule will remain on the lunar surface indefinitely.

Source: Fox News April 11, 2019 15:56 UTC