Israeli Spacecraft Aims to Make History by Landing on Moon 
(WorldNews France)

A rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel`s Beresheet spacecraft, which aims to make history twice: as the first private-sector landing on the moon and the first from the Jewish state.    The 585-kilogram (1,290-pound) Beresheet, which means `Genesis` in Hebrew, is to lift off at 8:45 p.m. (0145 GMT Friday) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the private U.S.-based SpaceX company of entrepreneur Elon Musk.    The Israeli craft will be placed in Earth orbit, then begin a seven-week trip under its own power to reach the moon and touch down on April 11 in a large plain.     The unmanned mission is part...