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Israeli technology in space

The late Avi Har Eben visits the training of the astronauts Ilan Ramon and Yitzhak Mayo (Yavd for a long life) who was for a certain period the Israeli backup astronaut. Photo: Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science.

Avi Har Evan, one of the top executives of the space industry and CEO of the Space Agency for about a decade died of his wounds

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Har Evan was seriously injured during the fire at the Effendi Hotel in Old Acre, on the night of the riots in the cities involved during Operation Guard of the Walls, May 11, 2021, and since then he has been sedated and ventilated in a serious condition at the Rambam Hospital
Eitan Stiva visiting the Faculty of Medicine in Rehovot, May 27, 2021. Photo: Hebrew University spokesperson

Eitan Stiva came to the Faculty of Agriculture to examine plants that could be grown on Mars

Manny Yitzhak, Vice President of R&D at Kardiosens, with Eitan Stiva. Public relations photo

Cardiosense, Ultrasight and Monfort are sending products to Eitan Stiva's space mission

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In addition to the academic institutions, many Israeli start-up companies also want to send experiments to Operation Rakei. The space agency will finance part of them and Stiva will take care of financing the rest
Ramon Spice employees. Photo: Boaz Furman

Ramon Space raised $17.5 million for supercomputer systems in space

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The company plans to use the fundraising funds to double the number of employees and accelerate the digital revolution that the space industry is undergoing through the development of advanced computer technologies and software.
The president of Bar-Ilan University with the researchers who developed the technology. From left to right: Prof. Yossi Mendel, Prof. Aryeh Tsavan, president of the university, and Prof. Uri Folat.

Technology developed at Bar-Ilan University will track the vision of astronauts in space as part of a sky mission

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Helios' vision for the future of humanity: a base on the moon, with a local oxygen reservoir. PR photo, Helios

An Israeli company will pave the way for human settlement on the moon and Mars

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An Israeli company intends to extract oxygen from the soil of the moon - and fuel SpaceX to Mars The Helios solution, supported by the Israeli Space Agency, may reduce the cost of launches and enable a long-term human presence in deep space
Inbal Kreis, Eitan Stiva and the student Roi Rahin (Becher-Terem experiment). Rami Shloush, spokeswoman for the Technion

Three experiments from the Technion will be launched to the International Space Station

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The experiments at the station will be conducted by the second Israeli in space, Eitan Stiva, who is expected to take off for the mission next year
Link to the image of the experimental system of E. an island. G-Sense. Photo: Roi Zamir

One of the tasks of the second Israeli in space: an EEG test in space

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Monitoring brain dynamics and cognitive function under conditions of being in space. This is the experiment that will be conducted by the head of the cognitive and brain sciences department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dr. Oren Shariki, in collaboration with the Israeli company IG-Sense during Eitan Stiva's stay in space
The event announcing the second Israeli in space at Beit Hanasi, 16/11/2020. Photo: Mark Neiman, CEO

Leukemia treatment, a space telescope, the reconstruction of an experiment by Ilan Ramon - among the experiments that will be carried out in the sky mission

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The Israeli Space Agency and the Ramon Foundation, which selected the experiments to be performed by the second Israeli space traveler - space tourist Ilan Stiva, hope that they will lead to technological and scientific breakthroughs * Some of the experiments will be performed in collaboration with school students
Rocket mission logo, the mission of private Israeli astronaut Eitan Stiva

"Rakia" is the chosen mission name of the second Israeli in space

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The name Rakie was chosen from the three names that reached the final line (Aloma and Kadama) and won more than 60% of the votes
Eitan Stiva. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Science

The space agency is calling for test proposals for the second Israeli astronaut and objects for the moon

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The Ramon Foundation and the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology are calling on scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to send their proposals for experiments, which will be carried out on the International Space Station (subject to NASA's approval) as part of the journey of Eitan Stiva, the second Israeli to fly into space.
Nobu Okada, CEO of ASTROSCALE. PR photo

Founder and CEO of Astroscale, Nobu Okada, was named "Person of the Year" by SpaceNews magazine.

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Astroscale is the company that acquired the Israeli Effective Space which became Astroscale Israel and which is engaged in the development of methods for maintaining satellites in space
Initial model of the Bereshit 2 spacecraft including landings as placed in the President's House, 9/12/2020. Shahar Cohen, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Science and Technology

Despite everything, Genesis 2 is on its way - it will consist of a Mkpet and two landers

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The two landers will perform experiments on the lunar soil. About half of the budget will be financed by an international collaboration led by the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Science and Technology
The event announcing the second Israeli in space at Beit Hanasi, 16/11/2020. Photo: Mark Neiman, CEO

The second Israeli on the way to space announced President Rivlin, the Ramon Foundation and the Ministry of Science

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Eitan Stiva, a former fighter pilot, is expected to take off at the end of 2021 in the Crew Dragon spacecraft as a space tourist for about five days.
Prof. Dan Bloomberg, Dr. Shamrit Meman and Dr. Shirish Ravan Komar, partner from the UN Headquarters in Vienna. Photo: SoYoung Chang.

The UN and the UN of BJ will establish a regional support office to manage emergency situations from space

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Prof. Dan Blumberg, Ben-Gurion University's Vice President for Regional and Industrial Development: "Our ability to observe the Earth from space and quickly analyze complex damage is well used around the world and reduces the damage of disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts and more"
Friendly bacteria: Bacteria such as these lactobacilli, which are commonly added to yogurt and probiotic food supplements, help maintain a healthy environment in the intestines. Source: NIH.

The "good" intestinal bacteria are unable to stop the formation of colon cancer and its development

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A selfie sent by the Genesis spacecraft from 22 km above the moon during the landing process that ultimately failed. Photo by SPACEIL and the Aerospace Industry.

Space companies: until 16/8 you can apply for R&D grants

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Cooperation between two Israeli space companies in Africa - Gilat and Space Communications. Illustration: public relations

Chalal-Communications and Gilat Telecom will cooperate in transactions with cellular operators and Internet providers in Africa.

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Triton and Neptune (simulation). It is hypothesized that Triton came from outside the solar system and was caught in Neptune's gravitational field

Will an Israeli atomic clock fly to Neptune's moon Rahab?

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The second and last image sent by the Genesis spacecraft before it crashed on the moon, on April 11, 2019. Photo: SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries

New CEO for SpaceIL: Shimon Sharid

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A selfie sent by the Genesis spacecraft from 22 km above the moon during the landing process that ultimately failed. Photo by SPACEIL and the Aerospace Industry.

Len Levtnik donated one million dollars to the initial start-up of the Genesis 2 project

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Schematic drawing of the layers of the prototype, which consists of micro solar cells, a molded reflective sunlight center and a thin protective glass.

NASA will launch into space a solar generator developed at Ben-Gurion University

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NASA head Jim Bridenstine with Avi Blasberger head of the Israel Space Agency and Dr. Oren Milstein CEO of Stamrad. Photographed by Moran Kogan

The Israeli radiation shield will be flown to the space station on Saturday, and will be tested by the two astronauts

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A Soyuz launcher carrying, among other things, the Israeli satellite NSLSAT-1 in preparation for its launch on 5/7/2019. Photo: Roscosmos

Towards the launch of NSLSat-1: "The Genesis spacecraft served as a catalyst for the new space industry in Israel"

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A selfie sent by the Genesis spacecraft from 22 km above the moon during the landing process that ultimately failed. Photo by SPACEIL and the Aerospace Industry.

Genesis 2 mission canceled

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