During the conference, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space awarded Ilan Ramon scholarships totaling NIS 250 to doctoral students Yael Hillman from Tel Aviv University and Noa Ohana-Levi from Ben Gurion University.
Photography: Yoav Ari Dudkevich.
This morning (Wednesday) the Ilan Ramon International Space Conference of the Israel Space Agency opened at the Ministry of Science and the Fisher Institute. The heads of space agencies and senior officials from the Israeli and international space industries came to the conference to mark the 11th anniversary of the "Columbia" disaster on which the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon Z. to.
During the conference, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space awarded Ilan Ramon scholarships in the amount of NIS 250 to doctoral students Yael Hillman from Tel Aviv University and Noa Ohana-Levi from Ben-Gurion University. Hillman won a proposal to research the causes of the process of stellar collapse. for her proposal to study the effect of climate change and changes in land cover on rainfall-runoff relationships in drainage basins.
The conference opened with a recorded blessing from President Shimon Peres: "When you have a small country, it is right to remember that it also has a big space, where there are no borders, no collisions, and no limitations. Our first astronaut Ilan Ramon was a pioneer in this understanding. No wonder Israel has always been drawn to space. Israel It is one of the ten developed countries in the field of space. Israel is not the richest or the largest in area and decided to exhaust the smallest to the largest We decided to make spaceships that are small in area but not small in capacity. This is how it turns out that Israel has the most effective spaceships whose price is also suitable for other countries. This way we will continue in the future and become one of the five most important countries in space."
Bina Bar-On, Director General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space said at the opening of the conference: "Space exploration is important to humanity and drives scientific research and technological development. Israel has been diligent for years on cultivating its human capital. Despite its small size, Israel is recognized worldwide as a leader in the fields of science and technology. In a short time we reached impressive capabilities thanks to creative thinking outside the box. The Ministry of Science trusts the foreign scientific relations and we strive to expand the structure of our international relations."
Rona Ramon, president of the Ramon Foundation, said at the conference: "11 years have passed since the Columbia disaster. When I look at the last decade, I see that awareness of space in Israel and in the world has grown and developed. Today, thousands of children all over the country are learning about space and are inspired by those dear people whose passing we commemorate today." .
Assaf Agmon, head of the Fisher Institute, said in his opening remarks: "Science education is in decline in Israel, as in the entire Western world. Fewer and fewer high school students study mathematics, physics, chemistry and science at the highest level, these are difficult subjects that require dedication and perseverance. I see the need to remind you that In the previous reform "Dovarat reform", technological studies were dealt a fatal blow. This time the program must not put science studies in their rightful place them, in order for us to continue and raise the future generation of scientists, researchers, developers and engineers of our future."
The International Space Conference was held for the ninth time under the leadership of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and the Fisher Institute. Agency heads, astronauts and executives from the Israeli and international space industry come to the conference. At the same time as the conference, a comprehensive professional exhibition will be presented where the leaders of the military and civilian industry in Israel will present the latest innovations in their fields.
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Point: We will become one of the three most important countries in space
If Dan Shechtman was president, we would hear practical ideas, how to promote the research and industry related to space. But at Mokom we heard another speech "about how good we are". Unfortunately, the next president will probably be another politician.