SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel's first lunar lander

Reuters

Published Feb 21, 2019 08:58PM ET

SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel's first lunar lander

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.