The Space IL organization has set an ambitious goal for itself –
to send an Israeli spaceprobe to the moon in 2015. The project
received significant backing on Monday when the Bezeq
telecommunications company announced it had signed on. Bezeq
will provide the advanced communications infrastructure needed
for the spaceflight and also support Space IL's educational
activities. The vessel will weigh less than 140 kilograms (308
pounds), making it the smallest spacecraft ever to land on the
moon. Space IL hopes the project will demonstrate ground-
breaking technological capabilities in the field of building
miniature smart spacecraft, which cost about a tenth of typical
spacecraft. Bezeq will be responsible for the probe's
transmissions from the moon to a control center in the city of
Yehud, in central Israel. "This remarkable cooperation will
enable us to meet the tremendous technological challenge and
inspire the young generation," Space IL chairman Yanki Margalit
said of Bezeq’s support. Space IL is a non-profi