Another successful maneuver of Israel's Beresheet (Genesis) lunar spacecraft was carried out by the engineering team of SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries on Tuesday afternoon.
Beresheet is on its way to an elliptical orbit corresponding to the planned meeting with the moon, where the farthest point from Earth is about 405,000 km away, following activation of the spacecraft's main engine for 60 seconds. he spacecraft functioned as expected and is communicating with the control room in Yehud. The staff is minimizing the difficulties experienced earlier in the voyage.