The Innovation Authority and the Israel Space Agency announced the establishment of Access to Space with a budget of NIS 60 million, with discounts of at least 35% and a goal of launching 15 experimental payloads within three years, accompanying companies until the operational stage in orbit.
The Innovation Authority and the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology announced the selection of Creation Space to operate a new national research and development laboratory, which aims to make testing, development and space launches accessible to Israeli technology companies and research organizations. The total budget is NIS 60 million, of which NIS 40 million is a government grant from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
The laboratory will operate under the brand Access to Space, and will offer eligible companies A discount of at least 35% off market prices for services related to launch, testing and demonstration in space. According to the announcement, within Three years Should the infrastructure allow Launch and demonstration of at least 15 payloads Experimental (specialized) payloads, accompanied until the on-track operation phase.
What is the problem that the lab is designed to solve?
In the space industry, the key gap for startups and research organizations is the transition from laboratory development to “proof of feasibility” in space conditions. Launch, integration into a satellite or platform, regulation, and in-orbit operations require experience, connections, and high costs, which are often unavailable to young companies.
Access to Space is supposed to provide an end-to-end package: physical infrastructure, engineering services, professional and regulatory guidance, and support for launch and operational processes. The main promise is to shorten the path from demonstrating initial technological maturity of a payload to operation in space, while lowering economic and logistical barriers.
The funding model and stated goals
According to the announcement, the move is based on a decision Telam Forum From June 2025, allocate a dedicated budget for a national space infrastructure, by pooling resources from several government bodies. As part of the call for proposals, the winner committed to providing the minimum discount of 35% and enabling the launch of at least 15 experimental payloads in the first three years of operation.
Creation Space is expected to establish a dedicated company called Access to Space, which will bring together industrial and technological partners and serve as the operating arm. The company notes previous experience in the field, including operating a space accelerator in which 15 companies have participated so far in two cycles, as well as working with an investment fund that, according to the announcement, invested approximately $6 million in Israeli space companies.
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Chairman of the Israeli Space Agency, Dr. Shamrit Maman, said that the move was built from an understanding of the "bottlenecks" in the industry, and that its goal is to move entrepreneurs from dealing with infrastructure and logistics to focusing on development and proving feasibility in space.
Chairman of the Innovation Authority, Alon Stoppel, said that the establishment of the laboratory is a strategic move that will strengthen the ability to conduct experiments, demonstrations, and launches of space technologies, and in particular will also help young companies operate “with certainty and stability” without establishing infrastructure themselves.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Gila Gamliel, said that the laboratory is designed to allow a subsidized “entry ticket” to space, and remove economic and logistical barriers on the way from the idea to proving capability in space.
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