early this year the israeli lunar probe barish it headed to the moon the lander ended up crashing on the surface. but as the 1st privately initiated and financed lunar mission it stands for the future of space travel alongside national. agencies more and more companies are now aiming for space including one from berlin. berlin smarts on district ave the cosmonauts the perfect location for germany's 1st lunar landing mission and that's just what these young engineers and computer scientists have been working on for the last 10 years this adventure began with a close encounter of a very earthly kind for. 10 years ago my very 1st car with a gift from my parents for passing my exams was written off in an accident there wasn't my fault and the insurance paid out just over 10000 euros. the computer science student invested the money in a science competition along with friends and fellow students the challenge was to put a rover on the moon the prize money was a whopping $20000000.00 u.s. dollars. i was without a car for almost 5 years because i put all my money into space but it was the fi