Access to Space

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel at the 21st Ilan Ramon Space Conference, January 28, 2026. Screenshot from a video by the Ministry of Science

Minister Gamliel at the Ramon Conference: A decade-long agreement with NASA, a space laboratory in Mitzpe Ramon, and an Israeli astronaut

At the opening of the 21st Ramon Conference at Tel Aviv University, the Minister of Innovation presented a vision for the coming decade: cooperation with NASA until 2035, promotion of the first Israeli female astronaut, and the establishment of “Access to Space” in Mitzpe Ramon with an investment
Israel in space. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The country is establishing a national R&D laboratory to make space experiments and launches accessible; Creation Space has been chosen to lead

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, accompanied by companies