SpaceIL Beresheet
SpaceIL's Beresheet lander, seen here during pre-launch preparations, performed its first maneuver after launch Feb. 24. Credit: IAI

WASHINGTON — As an Israeli-built lunar lander makes its first post-launch maneuvers, a Japanese company announced new partnerships in its plans to mount missions to the moon.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...