Timekeeping On Lunar Missions: An Interview With SpaceIL's Co-Founder Yonatan Winetraub
Beresheet taking a moment for a selfie.On February 22, 2019, Israel-based SpaceIL launched the Beresheet lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida in a quest to secure the coveted $30 million Google Lunar X Prize, awarded to the first privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon. Aside from the monetary award, national pride was at stake - only three countries have successfully landed a craft on the moon. Keep in mind that SpaceIL was attempting this feat on a shoestring budget, relatively speaking; the mission still cost roughly $100 million USD. Sadly, in the final minutes before touchdown on the lunar surface, a failure on the craft resulted in a "hard landing."But, hey, any landing is still a landing, and when's the last time you landed anything on the moon? In recognition of the fact that SpaceIL still managed to get a craft to the moon (only six other countries have ever orbited the moon), the X Prize Foundation awarded SpaceIL the Moonshot Award in recognition of its achievem
DWISS Debuts Its Latest Unique Time Display: The M3 With Displaced Hours
Sponsored post presented on best watches by advertiserOne aspect of watch collecting that many enthusiasts enjoy is experiencing watches with unique complications, methods of displaying the time, or even construction methods. Swiss watch brand DWISS (Design Watch Independent Switzerland) aims at providing just that to its customers. Its past limited-edition offerings include Swiss tourbillions, wandering hours, and even exotic materials like Niobium (used on a watch that earned an International Design Award). The latest iteration in its M series, first debuted in 2011 with the M1 model, followed by the M2 in 2016, the M3 continues this unique display tradition with its “displaced hours” time display.As the name implies, the displaced hours display replaces a traditional hour hand with a hand that moves the hour display to the outer circumference of the dial. The brand says it did this because the hours in a day take longer to pass. The minute track, supported by four stanch