(Israel Hayom) Yariv Bash - Reaching the moon was the apex of a dream, which began with a seemingly crazy idea. But it was the daring, willpower and hutzpah, together with all the generous volunteers, that inspired hundreds of thousands and ultimately an entire nation. By Thursday we had overcome so many hurdles: the launch, circling the earth, the survival in space, and trapping the moon's orbit. It is incomprehensible that China, a global power with vast government funding, just a few years ago accomplished what we did within the framework of our private mission, with a team of 50 people, and a far smaller budget. Our hope for Israel is that this is just the first in a long line of missions into deep space. If we can do tremendous things, like reaching a specific point on the moon, following a lunar voyage of 6.5 million km. (4 million miles), we can achieve even more impossible dreams. The writer is one of the three founders of Space IL's mission to the moon.
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