Israeli Spacecraft Snaps Ultimate Selfie on Maiden Mission to Moon

Israeli Spacecraft’s Awesome Selfie En Route to Moon

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An Israeli spacecraft on its first mission to the moon has sent its first selfie back to Earth, Reportedly said mission chiefs.

The picture showing part of the Beresheet spacecraft with planet Earth looming in the background, was beamed to mission control in Yehud, Israel 37,600 kilometres (23,300 miles)away, the project’s lead partners Reportedly said in a statement.

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