
— I expected the office of SpaceIL— the company that created Beresheet, the world’s first private spacecraft to attempt a Moon landing in 2019 — to be in an industrial zone filled with highly classified, space-age robotics.
Instead, it’s in an ordinary office building with companies geared to earthly pursuits like home decorating and teeth whitening. The only sign that this is a far-reaching project is in the office’s modest conference room, where there is the replica of the four-legged Beresheet, a bit smaller than the original.