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Engineering model of the Genesis 2 lander. Courtesy of SPACEIL

The Knesset Committee for Public Enterprises is discussing the rescue of the Genesis 2 project that was damaged by the war

Prof. Dan Bloomberg, chairman of the Israel Space Agency: "We faced a crisis of students in the STEM fields - which resulted from changes in Israeli society. A project like 'Bereshit' motivates students to become interested and end up studying engineering
Growing plants on the moon. (Of course in reality it will look different). Illustration: Lunaria One

SpaceIL announces together with Lunaria One the selection of another experiment for the Genesis 2 spacecraft: growing plants on the moon 

Lunaria One is an international consortium made up of universities and public bodies that aims to increase sustainable activities in space, including Ben Gurion University
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

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
Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz at the annual conference of the graduates of the National Security College, 4/12/12. Photography Barak Zohar

Israel as a space power

Israeli nano satellite to the moon. Figure: SPACEIL Group

Israeli entrepreneurship is the key to the future

The author of the article Eitan Krain with two of the entrepreneurs: Yariv Bash and Kafir Demari (in black in the center)

Place the Israeli flag on the moon