David Copperfield's magic trick secrets on the moon after Israel's failed Beresheet space launch

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} An attempt by Israel’s non-profit SpaceIL to land a spacecraft on the moon failed last week, but the lunar lander, named Beresheet, left something on the moon anyway. TechCrunch reports that among the data in Beresheet’s tiny, high-capacity archival devices was a DVD’s worth of “secret technological innovations” created by magician David Copperfield. A press release revealing the unexpected space cargo explained the Copperfield worked with the Arch Mission Foundation and the Lunar Library to deliver the “first commercial payload” to the moon. “I create magic to inspire people to dream the impossible, and to look at the world and the future in a different way.” Although the Beresheet did crash, the SpaceIL team is confident that the lost Lunar Library, and Copperfield’s illusion instructions, remain unharmed.