Among other things, it was then believed that it would be possible to launch a second Israeli astronaut
When NASA resumes the space shuttle flights, probably in late 2003 or early 2004, a request will also be submitted to approve the launch of a second Israeli astronaut, Minister of Science Eliezer (Modi) Zandberg said. If and when approval is received from the US, the Air Force will begin the process of screening and selecting the candidate.
The Ministry of Science will publish a call for research institutions in Israel to propose ideas for the scientific research that will be carried out on the same space flight. The screening process and selection of the candidate will continue throughout 2004. In the coming days, the Ministry of Science said, the head of India's space agency is expected to arrive in Israel, to complete the negotiations with Israel regarding the launch of the Tovox space telescope, built by Tel Aviv University scientists and Al-Op. Using an Indian missile. The original plan to launch it with a Russian missile was postponed many times until it was canceled due to lack of budget. A budget of 3 million was made available for the launch dollar
