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The Jetsons Astro and Rosy

Re-meet George Jetson: Innovation inspiration goes back to the future

05.08.22|Dov Greenbaum
According to fans of the futuristic cartoon series, The Jetsons' patriarch, George would have been born in 2022. To mark the occasion, Reichman University's Prof. Dov Greenbaum examines the innovation the show predicted and promoted
igal kronhaus and andy pearlman

More than rocket science: Space Plasmatics aims to power green rockets in space

27.06.22|Yafit Ovadia
The space tech startup is developing electric rockets “for the tiniest spacecraft you can imagine,” says CEO
noemie alliel

“People are starting to see space as a place to travel to, invest in, it’s no longer futuristic”

19.06.22|Yafit Ovadia
Starburst Aerospace has big plans for the future: Investing in Israel’s “next SpaceX” and other promising startups to pave way for the future, says Israel Managing Director Noemie Alliel
ויליאם שטנר

Rapyd launches Hack the Galaxy challenge; winners to receive trip to the edge of space

07.06.22|Meir Orbach
Challenges will be posted in the Rapyd Developer Community every week through October 3, with each solution to reveal a password unlocking an entry to win tickets to the edge of space aboard the Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune
astra starburst

Starburst announces ASTRA accelerator to power next-generation of space tech startups

23.05.22|Yafit Ovadia
The aerospace accelerator will guide three space tech startups, and help them launch go-to-market products with the aim of turning Israel into the Spacetech Nation
כנס ספייס טק

“Space tech is on the launchpad of exponential growth”

16.05.22|Yafit Ovadia
“We want to create a sustainable space economy for both life on Earth and beyond,” said TYPE5 co-founder Einat Berkovitch during SpaceTech Summit
שרת החדשנות והמדע אורית פרקש הכהן הדמיה של הלוויין הישראלי עמוס 8

Israel to invest NIS 600 million in spacetech R&D

15.05.22|Meir Orbach
The Israel Space Agency and Innovation Authority want to double the number of companies and employees in space tech, plan to launch a research satellite, and attract more high school students
לווין של טרה ספייס לאב בע"מ

The tiny satellites detecting and helping put out wildfires

13.05.22|Yafit Ovadia
Using its remote sensing Earth Observation technology, Terra Space Lab is working to detect fires before they explode. “We want to detect environmental events, and enable people to do something about them right away,” says CEO
מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 עובדי רמון ספייס Ramon.Space

Even space isn't the limit for Ramon.Space

04.05.22|Sophie Shulman
CEO Avi Shabtai isn’t shying away from Ramon.Space’s lofty goals. “It is clear to us that regardless of what people might want to do in space, they will need computer infrastructure of the type we develop”
ה לוויין עמוס 17

Earth & Beyond incubator determined to transform Israel into NewSpace leader

01.04.22|Yafit Ovadia
The incubator plans to invest $125 million in space tech startups over the next eight years. “We want to be part of the NewSpace revolution,” says Director Ofer Asif
מוח בריין ספייס

“We’ve made a GPS-system for the brain,” says brain.space CEO on back of $8.5 million Seed round

28.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
The data-neuroscience fusion startup’s unique helmet can map brain waves and will be donned by the next Israeli astronaut on his upcoming mission. “There are billions of stars in the sky and billions of neurons in our brain. We’re all connected,” CEO Yair Levy says
תמונת לוויין של כדו"א

PlanetWatchers analyzes crop damage through satellite technology

27.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
The space tech startup aims to look at the bigger picture, and is sending its data to insurer companies, ensuring that farmers get proper payout for crop damage
אבי שבתאי רמון ספייס Avi Shabtai

Ramon.Space unveils high-capacity space-resilient storage solution

15.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
The company’s ultra-high density storage solution will revolutionize space computing infrastructure by giving it Earth-like capabilities and the ability to deliver data in real-time
לוויין של איכה בחלל

Ayecka aims to power an IoT revolution with its internet-over-satellite solutions

11.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
The company aims to provide internet for applications where satellite is the sole solution, particularly in areas that lack communications infrastructure, like in Africa or rural parts of the U.S. and Australia
סטיבה והצוות

Despite Russia-Ukraine tensions, Axiom Space mission is “ready to fly”

01.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
“Ax-1 is really a path finder for new commercial opportunities in low-Earth orbit, and the research will lead to space exploration becoming fully commercial,” says Axiom Space Director
ה לוויין עמוס 17

Spacecom, Israeli government to invest NIS 400 million in space tech incubator

24.02.22|Yafit Ovadia
The “Earth & Beyond” incubator will be the first of its kind in Israel and will provide space tech and communications startups with funding to develop deep-tech
יונתן וינטרוב והחומוס ליד נאס"א

Food giant Strauss Group, Aviv Labs launch hummus-filled capsule to space

20.02.22|Yafit Ovadia
The Israeli corporation, which has supported numerous foodtech accelerators and startups, dished out a significant sum to send its chickpea plant experiment to space and encourage sustainable farming methods ahead of the next-Israeli astronaut’s March mission
Lane Bess space

“Going down this path of startups really takes somebody who doesn't have fear”

29.01.22|James Spiro
Following his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Sepio, Lane Bess joins CTech to discuss his journey from startups to outer space