(New York Times) Kenneth Chang - A small spacecraft that captured the imagination and excitement of people in Israel and around the world crashed into the moon on Thursday. "We unfortunately have not managed to land successfully," said Opher Doron, general manager of Israel Aerospace Industries' space division. "We didn't make it, but we definitely tried," said Morris Kahn, president of SpaceIL, the nonprofit that undertook the mission. "And I think the achievement of getting to where we got is really tremendous. I think we can be proud." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was present at the mission's command center, said, "If at first you don't succeed, you try again."
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