Israel was all set to be the fourth country to ever land on the moon. An unmanned spacecraft named Beresheet (the Hebrew name for “Genesis”) was scheduled to land on the moon a little after 3 p.m. EST today, April 11.
Well, they got close, but didn’t quite make it — it crash landed. Twitter had a good time, anyway:
1. I mean, true.
https://twitter.com/GidonShaviv/status/1116423561433026560
2. First to crash!
On some level it's still pretty cool to be the first to crash something into the moon https://t.co/TTqlLRFDBB
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) April 11, 2019
3. Not too soon!
https://twitter.com/EylonALevy/status/1116426087435730945
4. LOL
The most expensive selfie ever … pic.twitter.com/zVmI5qrpXD
— Allison K. Sommer (@AllisonKSommer) April 11, 2019
5. Yahud is where the SpaceIL control room was located…
Yahud, we have a problem.
— ⚔️ يهوشافاط الحديد יהושפט ברזל ⚔️ (@amitlev) April 11, 2019
6. Oh no, this is just sad
Bawling 8 year old: “It’s the saddest thing that ever happened in my entire life!”
— Dr. Einat Wilf (@EinatWilf) April 11, 2019
7. It’s me, going out
Get insanely hyped, taking a wicked selfie and then crashing? #Berehsheet journey on a Thursday in space is like my journey on a Saturday night out. https://t.co/FOKTYBAlje
— Annika H Rothstein (@truthandfiction) April 11, 2019
8. Niche Israeli election joke!
Like Benny Gantz, the Bereshit spaceship almost made it.
— Allison K. Sommer (@AllisonKSommer) April 11, 2019
9. Good luck next time!
https://twitter.com/RegGuyRacer/status/1116424111302041606
10. Space nazis!?
2 realistic scenario for #Beresheet crashing:
1. It was tampered with giving strong credence to space nazis being based on the moon and shooting down a jewish spacecraft
Or
2. It didn't crash. And you form your own jewish conspiracy from there.#IsraeltotheMoon
— The Only True Gamer (@ZanyMan_e) April 11, 2019
11. Slightly…
Israel got to the moon, “slightly” harder landing than expected. Until the next time… #proudofyou #IsraelToTheMoon #Beresheet https://t.co/bQgf0tTZ7m
— Oren 🎗️ (@orenbrigg) April 11, 2019
12. Watch where you’re going!!
This selfie taken by #Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft 20 km from the moon right before crashing into the moons surface gives whole new meaning to “watch where you’re going.” #IsraelToTheMoon 😏 pic.twitter.com/JM2PpLF2z1
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) April 11, 2019
13. Toy Story sums it up…
Maybe next time #Berehseet pic.twitter.com/jH4sj3zsPM
— Hane Grace Yagel (@GraceYagel) April 11, 2019
14. Stay positive, people:
Israel made a dent on the Moon!!
— Yishai Fleisher يشاي ישי פליישר 🕎 (@YishaiFleisher) April 11, 2019
