Will Israel become the fourth country to land on the moon? We'll find out Thursday
Israel is on track to attempt a moon landing Thursday and, if successful, the tiny nation will become just the fourth to touch down on the lunar surface.
The landing attempt of the robotic probe -- called "Beresheet" or "in the beginning" in Hebrew -- is expected to take place Thursday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Central Standard Time).
And it could be the first commercial lander to ever reach the surface of the moon.
The probe was launched Feb. 21 on the back of a SpaceX rocket and has had a largely flawless mission since. It was built by the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL for just $100 million and is not carrying humans to the surface.
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