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Israel in space

Simulating the landing of the Genesis 2 spaceship in the Sim dot Space simulation system. SPACEIL photography

SpaceIL will be assisted by Sim Dot Space, which will provide a hybrid laboratory and simulator for landing "Beresheit 2" on the moon

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The founders of Sim Dot Space Assaf Levin and Amir Nute were responsible for the development of the hybrid laboratory and the digital simulations of Genesis 1 as subcontractors, and were called to the flag to use for the benefit of the challenges of Genesis 2 with the help of the unpleasant experience of Genesis 1
President Yitzhak Herzog at the President's House. archives. Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, Attorney General

President Yitzhak Herzog at a space conference in Abu Dhabi: from space you can see no borders

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President Herzog's speech was presented on December 5 at a conference held in the United Arab Emirates, a space power in its own right
From the right, Shimon Sherid from the association's director, Or Netaf, Sahar Peretz, Julia Saleh, Ruth Persol and Lee Alpert. Photo: Eran Akerman

The Persol Foundation and the SpaceIL association have selected the candidates who will be integrated into a joint program to empower women in the field of space.

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Two of them will be integrated into the development of the Genesis 2 mission which is expected to be launched in 2025
From right to left: Avi Berger, lieutenant colonel in the reserves, head of the space program at Mophat Moshebat, Aryeh Helzband, CEO of Astroscale Israel, Amir Geber, VP of programs of Astroscale Israel, Ron Lopez, president and director of Astroscale USA. Photography: Dwight Dahan

Astroscale Israel has completed the construction of a robotic laboratory for computer vision and a clean room

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The new facilities will advance the service for satellites in orbit in space and the private space industry in Israel. Ron Lopez, President and CEO of Astroscale USA: The global company has ambitious growth plans that include the construction of service satellites for waste removal, life extension and the return to life of malfunctioning satellites.
Simulation of the "Venus" satellite. Source: Ministry of Science.

The Israeli space industry presented at the Sharm Conference the capabilities of using satellites to combat the climate crisis

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Space technologies in the service of the fight against the climate crisis: the event of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology in the Israeli pavilion, the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection
The Israeli space industry. Image: depositphotos.com

The Israel Space Agency will establish a first-of-its-kind center in Israel for research and development infrastructure for small satellites

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The center will make available to entrepreneurs, companies and researchers the infrastructure for the development of small satellites and their components, and will enable the expansion of the ecosystem in the field
The barbell nebula. Photo courtesy of Kinneret Academic College

The Kinneret Academic College is launching the first robotic telescope in Israel that anyone can make observations with

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The robotic telescope that will be placed on campus will be accessible to the public - remotely. Through a dedicated website, you can now order photographs of the Great Bear or the North Star directly to your mobile phone. According to the president of the college, the new project is intended to bring about a real revolution in the field of education
Growing plants on the moon. (Of course in reality it will look different). Illustration: Lunaria One

SpaceIL announces together with Lunaria One the selection of another experiment for the Genesis 2 spacecraft: growing plants on the moon 

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Lunaria One is an international consortium made up of universities and public bodies that aims to increase sustainable activities in space, including Ben Gurion University
the surface of the moon. Image: depositphotos.com

An ImageSat camera will monitor physical and chemical processes of the surface of the lunar surface in Genesis 2

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This was announced by the SpaceIL association. ImageSat is an old Israeli company that provides high-resolution satellite photographs of sites on Earth, and now one of the devices on Lavinia will map the moon in collaboration with researchers at Ben Gurion University
the surface of the moon. Image: depositphotos.com

Lulav Spice and Ramon Spice will integrate the Beresheet 2 landing sensor systems

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Lulav Space will implement the landing sensor algorithm it developed on Ramon Space's computing platform, which is resistant to high levels of radiation and extreme temperatures
Medicines in space. Image: depositphotos.com

SpaceIL has chosen a first experiment for the Genesis 2 mission: testing the effectiveness of drugs in deep space missions

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The first selected experiment led by Professor Sarah Eyal from the Hebrew University and in collaboration with Space Pharma and is designed to test the stability of drugs in space over time, in orbit around the moon
The Zohar and Helga mannequins aboard Artemis 1 are planned to orbit the Moon outside the Earth's radiation belt. Photo: NASA

Israeli development - at the heart of the Artemis 1 mission: mannequins on which the AstroRad vest that protects against radiation will be tested

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A joint experiment by the Israeli Space Agency with its German counterpart will test the degree of protection the suit provides against radiation in space. If the experiment is successful, there is a high chance that the technology will become standard in future deep space missions to the Moon and Mars
Moon photograph by Genesis 1. Courtesy of SpaceIL

The SpaceIL association began building simulations for the Genesis 2 spacecraft

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The software of the Siemens Digital Industries Software company is currently used by the SpaceIL association in order to comply with space conditions
Prof. Dan Bloomberg. Photo: Danny Machlis, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

New chairman of the Israel Space Agency: Prof. Dan Bloomberg

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The Minister of Innovation, Orit Farkash HaCohen, appointed Prof. Dan Bloomberg to the position of Chairman of the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology * Bloomberg is the Vice President of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, a scientist with a reputation in the field of space and a researcher in NASA missions
At the time of taking office, Ido stated that he intends to fill the position until the task is completed.

Afka College is establishing a space club led by Dr. Ido Entavi, former CEO of SpaceIL

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The club will increase the occupation of engineering students in the fields of space and train them to work in the field
This is what happened to plans for the development of the space economy in Israel. Photo: depositphotos.com

The proposed plan to promote space: an investment of NIS 600m and the doubling of space companies in Israel

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The new plan also includes the establishment of a satellite for research purposes, increasing the number of researchers and high school graduates working in the field * In 2016, a similar plan was prepared with a budget of NIS 300 million, but it did not come to fruition, apparently due to the refusal of the finance officials
From right to left, Shlomi Ben Avraham, Yael Hellman and Mika Ben Ari - students of the Herzliya Science Center who spoke on amateur radios with Eitan Stiva at the International Space Station. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The students overcame the problem and the question and answer event with Eitan Stiva took place

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Last Thursday, 14/4/2022, an event was held at the Herzliya Science Center in which students from several schools in Israel spoke with the Israeli Eitan Stiva during his stay on the International Space Station
Eitan Stiva performs the Israeli CRISPR experiment on the International Space Station. From NASA TV

The videos of the experiments conducted by Eitan Stiva as filmed inside the space station * The landing was postponed

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Today, Tuesday 19/4/2022 at four o'clock in the afternoon Israel time, Eitan Stiva and his three companions will enter the private space mission AX-1. They are supposed to land tomorrow, Wednesday at 15:17 Israel time
Eitan Stiva and Mark Pathy, also from the Ax-1 team, swam with the students of the Space-Startup program, an educational program for XNUMXth-XNUMXth graders and students from Canada, which uses the world of space alongside practices from the world of entrepreneurship

Summary of Eitan Stiva's experiments at the space station April 14-16, 2022

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With a short break for Seder Pesach, Eitan Stiva was busy all weekend with the Israeli experiments
The welcoming ceremony for the AX-1 crew members upon their arrival at the International Space Station on Saturday. Photo: Axiom Company

Day three of a celestial mission on the space station: Stiva completed the first part of the CRISPR experiment

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Throughout the day, Eitan Stiva performs a variety of scientific experiments from the International Space Station, in the field of remote medicine.
In the photo: from the right, Prof. Uri Folat, Dr. Eran Shankar, and Prof. Yossi Mendel. Photo courtesy of those photographed

Eitan Stiva completed the first Israeli biomedical research on the International Space Station

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The experiment tested the changes that occur in the ability to see during space flight. The researchers are Dr. Eran Shanker, Prof. Uri Polat and Prof. Yossi Mendel.
Members of the AX-1 mission team in the "wet" rehearsal before the launch. Photo: SpaceX

Successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft team on mission AX-1 including the Israeli Eitan Stiva (updates, photo gallery and broadcast recordings)

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Eitan Stiva back for the launch. Photo: SpaceX

The genetic search engine that will use Eitan Stiva to diagnose diseases in space * The launch is expected for today (Fri) at 18:17

The experiment that will allow us to be healthy even outside the earth will be launched into space today together with Eitan Stiva
The control room of the Rakei mission in the Check Point building in Tel Aviv. Photograph by Keren Ramon PR

The 'Rakia' mission complex was established at the Check Point offices in Tel Aviv

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Ahead of the launch next week, a 'Rakia' mission complex was established at the Check Point offices in Tel Aviv, including a control room from which scientists, artists and educators will monitor the activities of astronaut Eitan Stiva on the International Space Station; and a visitor center that will be visited by thousands of students in the coming weeks who will experience the activities Interactive educational
A mixture of seeds from a volcanic institute that Ethan Stiva will take into space. PR photo

Eitan Stiva will take wild seeds from the volcanic institute where his father worked, as a tribute to the institute's 100th anniversary celebrations

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The bag of seeds that will be taken is of the seeds of closely related wild varieties, which are collected and preserved in the Israeli gene bank at the Volcani Institute. These seeds are unique and valuable in light of the great genetic diversity they treasure and form the basis of research aimed at producing plants that can adapt to extreme climate change
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