Space

20 stories about Space
אהרון אהרון מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות 17.4.19

Space Florida and Israel Innovation Authority shoot for more collaboration

21.10.20|Yafit Ovadia
This marks the eighth year of joint efforts between both agencies with some $2 million in funds available for new research projects in aerospace technologies
ירח מלא

Artemis Accords leave big questions on space mining largely up in the air

16.10.20|Dov Greenbaum
Deep down at the end of the document, the parties agree that mining of celestial bodies is legal under international law
יזהר שי יזם היי טק

All innovation should be brought under one government ministry, urges science and technology minister

13.09.20|Zvi Zerahiya
Former entrepreneur and tech investor called on the government to invest in the creation of a civilian space industry during Google and Calcalist's Startup Week
מוסף שבועי 6.8.20 אנשי חברת שיגור הלוויינים אריאן ליד הטיל שצוייד בלוויין של ספייס פארמה יוני 2020

SpacePharma’s mini-labs finally reach space after a year of delays

03.09.20|Yoghev Carmel
The Israeli company is remotely conducting four experiments to test the impact of zero-gravity
מרכז החלל של רפאל

Rafael to open Tel Aviv space center for mini spy satellite development

09.08.20|Udi Etzion
Lite-Sats, which are set to weigh less than an average human, are seen as a partial substitute for Intelligence-gathering UAVs
מוסף שבועי 6.8.20 אנשי חברת שיגור הלוויינים אריאן ליד הטיל שצוייד בלוויין של ספייס פארמה יוני 2020

The cure is out there: Miniature space labs are leading to scientific breakthroughs

08.08.20|Yoghev Carmel
From attempts to crack the aging process to developing asthma medicine, the most innovative medical experiments are taking place these days in space
אפקטיב ספייס לווין

Astroscale Acquisition of Effective Space Means its Space Drones Won’t be Built in Israel

04.06.20|Udi Etsion
Israeli space pioneer Arie Halsband will continue to oversee research and development of mini-satellites
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From Earth to Mars, New Agtech Developments Bring New Regulatory Hurdles

30.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
As farming IoT devices become the new norm, new regulations are required to protect farmers’ trade secrets while allowing them to migrate between technologies
דגנית פייקובסקי ועידת הכלכלה והתעשיה 2020

A New Moon Landing Will Be a Gateway to Mars, Says Space Policy Expert

06.02.20|Amitay Gazit
Deganit Paikowsky, a vice president at international space advocacy organization the International Astronautical Federation, spoke Wednesday at Calcalist's Industry and Economy conference in Tel Aviv
נמרוד שפר מנכל התעשייה האווירית

IAI to Develop and Build Israeli National Communication Satellite

05.01.20|Udi Etsion
Called Dror 1, the satellite is intended to fulfill the country’s communication needs for the next 15 years
שיגור הלוויין עמוס 17 ספייס X SpaceX

Satellite Operator Spacecom's AMOS-17 Reaches Orbit Point

18.11.19|Avior Abou
AMOS-17 was launched in August from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
דובון מים דובוני מים טרדיגרדה טרדיגריידים הדמיית תל ת מימד

Beresheet May Have Unleashed a Horde of Water Bears on the Moon, Report Says

06.08.19|CTech
The crashed Israeli spacecraft was carrying a DNA bank containing 30 million pages of information, human DNA samples, and thousands of tardigrades, microscopic creatures better known as water bears, WIRED magazine reported
כדור הארץ מבט לוויני צילום לווין

Satellite Startup NSLComm to Launch First Satellite Into Space

03.07.19|Adi Pick
Founded in 2009, NSLComm designs small satellites with fabric-like, flexible dish antennas that expand in space
בראשית סלפי spaceil

Beresheet 2.0’s Moon Project Scrapped

26.06.19|Udi Etsion
SpaceIL, the Israeli nonprofit organization behind the spacecraft, announced it will seek out "another, significant objective" for its second venture
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When ET Calls, Who Should Pick Up the Phone?

07.06.19|Dov Greenbaum
Billions of dollars are invested in attempts to contact extraterrestrial life, but legislation is still lagging. The law needs to determine who should respond to alien attempts to contact earth, and how
תמונות של הירח שצילמה החללית הישראלית בראשית

Israel Doubles Down on Beresheet 2.0

06.05.19|Lilach Baumer
Beresheet crashed on its April moon landing, still making it the first privately funded spacecraft to reach lunar orbit
בראשית חללית נחיתה על הירח

The Challenge for Beresheet 2.0: Landing on the Moon and Sticking to the Budget

15.04.19|Udi Etsion
On Thursday, Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed during its moon landing. Co-developer SpaceIL already announced a second spacecraft is in the works
תמונות של הירח שצילמה החללית הישראלית בראשית

Beresheet to Land on Moon Tonight

11.04.19|Lilach Baumer
The Israeli spacecraft is currently in elliptical orbit of the moon, only 15-17 kilometers above its surface at its lowest point
תמונות של הירח שצילמה החללית הישראלית בראשית

Israeli Spacecraft Beresheet Completes First Moon-Orbit Maneuver

07.04.19|CTech
The maneuver brought Beresheet’s furthest point from the moon from 10,400 kilometers to 750 kilometers
ירח מלא

Following Successful Lunar Capture, Beresheet Sets Course for the Moon

05.04.19|Lilach Baumer
Israel is the seventh nation to achieve lunar orbit. If the landing is successful, it will become the fourth country to land a craft on the moon