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Israel 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
The eastern Mediterranean and Israel in it in a night photograph from space. Photo: depositphotos.com

UAE Minister of Science Sarah Al Amiri and Astronaut Haza Al Mansouri will participate in Israel Space Week

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The Israeli Space Week will be held on January 25-29 and will include, among other things, activities for children, as well as two professional conferences for people in the space industry, including the 16th Ilan Ramon Conference. In addition, the Emirati astronaut Haza Al Mansouri will also participate in the conference * Due to the circumstances of the Corona, the conference will be online
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"
The satellite is loaded 17. Figure: Communication space

Amos 17 will enable the transfer of video content to the fifth generation in Africa

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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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Jupiter camera. Elbit systems PR photo

The Ofek 16 satellite transmitted first images, but they remain classified

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The launch of the Ofek 16 satellite from the Palmahim base on July 6, 2020. Photo: Ministry of Defense spokespeople.

The Ministry of Defense launched the Ofek 16 observation satellite this morning

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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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For the first time, Israeli representatives in the team of analog astronauts who will carry out the AMADEE 2020 mission

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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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The Sparrow 1 satellite. Image courtesy of the Aerospace Industry.

The Aerospace Industry will develop and produce a new communications satellite - Dror 1 that will be operated for the Ministry of Communications and not by the Communications Space Company

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The launch of the Dokifat 3 satellite from the Indian launcher, 11/12/2019. Screenshot.

The student satellite "Dukhipat 3" was successfully launched into space

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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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Prof. Giuseppe Fellini from the University of Bologna (right) and Prof. Beaz Pokroi from the Technion. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Bacteria in space

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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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The planned Israeli space telescope Ultrasat (Ultrasat) led by the Weizmann Institute

The Weizmann Institute and the Space Agency announce the Ultrasat space telescope that will be used to detect violent events in the universe

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From right to left: Moshe Golani, VP of Engineering at Space Communications, Lee Rosen, Launch Manager from SpaceX, David Polak, CEO of Space Communications, and Itzik Shinberg, Deputy CEO of Space Communications. Photo: SPACECOM

The Amos 17 satellite was successfully launched; Live Broadcast

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