Israel's first moon mission spacecraft sends back selfie

Image shows part of Beresheet spacecraft with Earth in background

An Israeli spacecraft on its maiden mission to the moon has sent its first selfie back to Earth, mission chiefs said on Tuesday.

The image showing part of the Beresheet spacecraft with Earth in the background was beamed to mission control in Yehud, Israel - 23,360 miles (37,600km) away, the project's lead partners said.