DIY

Mishy returns to a place he loved as a kid: the Israel Museum’s recycling workshop. There he meets Telma Schultz, who – for the past thirty years – has taught generations of Israeli children how to dream with repurposed objects and appreciate the beauty of things we typically toss away.

Back in September 2007, Google announced a once-in-a-lifetime challenge: the Lunar XPrize. In what was often called ‘Moon 2.0,’ Google and the XPrize Foundation offered $20 million to the first privately funded group to successfully land an unmanned rover on the moon, have it travel 500 meters on the lunar surface and transmit images and videos back to Earth. It had been three-and-a-half decades since humans last walked on the lunar surface, and the organizers of the contest hoped it would spark the development of innovative and cost-effective technologies and inspire a new wave of investment in space exploration. By December 31, 2010, the last day to enter this new ‘race to the moon,’ 31 teams from around the world had signed up. But just hours before the submission deadline, one more team – led by three inexperienced Israelis – would throw its hat in the ring. Judah Kauffman tells their story, which is narrated by Adina Karpuj.