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17 stories about Space
מצפה רמון אסטרונאוטים d-mars 4

Looking at the Stars, Researcher Sees a Legal Pandora Box Opening

24.04.18|Lilach Baumer
Current laws applying to space and other planets were formulated with people living on Earth in mind, says Israeli researcher Dov Greenbaum
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The Challenges of Living on Mars: Air, Water, Lack of Personal Space

24.04.18|Lilach Baumer
Israeli designers of a closed habitat intended to simulate life on Mars, say cohabitation in a small space is one of the factors that need to be addressed while planning a Mars dwelling
חליפת החלל של סטמרד הישראלית נגד קרינה בחלל

NASA to Test Israeli-Made Anti-Radiation Vest in Deep Space

17.04.18|Tofi Stoler
Manufactured by Israel-based StemRad the vest protects vital body organs and tissues that are especially sensitive to radiation
אדם נוימן מעצב חללים ל עבודה ב ניו יורק

CTech’s Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

10.04.18|CTech
Palo Alto Networks to acquire cybersecurity startup Secdo. WeWork scuttles plans to raise funds in Israel. Medtronic acquires medical visualization company Visionsense for $65 million
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CTech’s Monday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

26.03.18|CTech
Israel to share new national health database with local tech industry. Amos satellite contract eludes Israeli state-owned aerospace company. Trading firm Plus500 is facing a $29 million class action lawsuit
אפקטיב ספייס לווין

Tow Truck Satellite Startup to Launch Two Service Spacecraft in 2020

13.03.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Effective Space signed a launch deal with U.S.-based International Launch Services (ILS). The company aims to follow the 2020 launch with the launch of six more spacecraft every year
כדור הארץ מבט לוויני צילום לווין

NSLComm to Launch Nanosatellite with Antenna that Deploys Like a Parachute

08.03.18|Hagar Ravet
Company raises $6.25 million to pay for November launch and develop additional models
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Apple Partners with Arab-Jewish Tech Incubator Moona

11.02.18|Omer Kabir
Founded in 2013 in Israel’s northern Galilee region, Moona wants to create bridges through space technologies and robotics
גילון בק יור ריווליס ו שותף בכיר ב קרן פימי

FIMI Opportunity Funds Acquires U.S. Electronics Company Aitech for $30 Million

08.02.18|Golan Hazani
Aitech develops and manufactures commercial and military embedded computing solutions. It lists Boeing and Lockheed Martin as customers
רגע הפיצוץ space x עמוס 6 חלל פלורידה

Israel Aerospace Industries Files a $62 Million Lawsuit Against AMOS-6 Insurers

28.01.18|Tomer Ganon
The satellite built by the company exploded in 2016 during pre-checks, two days before its launch
כדור הארץ מבט לוויני צילום לווין

Tel Aviv University Launches New Small Satellites Construction Center

25.01.18|Tofi Stoler
The cube-shaped satellites are equipped with micro cameras, sensors, and antennas
רגע הפיצוץ space x עמוס 6 חלל פלורידה

SpaceX 2016 Rocket Explosion Destroyed Israel’s Satellite Industry, Says Israeli Lawmaker

25.01.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Israeli satellite AMOS-6 was destroyed at the explosion. On Wednesday, Lawmaker Yoav Kisch said that Israel is knowingly killing its satellite industry
אפקטיב ספייס לווין

Tow Truck Satellite Startup Signs $100 Million Deal

18.01.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Israel-based aerospace company Effective Space develops micro-satellites that provide life-extending and re-positioning services to satellites in-orbit. It plans to launch two satellites in 2020
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Israel Announces First-of-its-Kind Launch of Nanosatellites

05.01.18|Keren-Or Grinberg
Scheduled for the end of 2018, the event will mark the first time ever that a grouping of nanosatellites is launched in a coordinated formation
אורן מילסטין Stemrad Oren Milstein

Wearable Radiation Shield Startup StemRad Raises $6 Million

04.12.17|Meir Orbach
StemRad develops personal radiation shields for first responders, military personnel and civilians at risk of nuclear or radiological exposure
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Satellite Operator Signs Launch Contracts with SpaceX a Year After Explosion

18.10.17|Micky Grunfeld
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom lost a deal for its acquisition after its previous satellite was destroyed in a SpaceX rocket explosion last September
רקטת ה שיגור SpaceX 4 עמוס 6 חלל לוויין תקשורת רגע הפיצוץ פלורידה

A Year After SpaceX Explosion, Satellite Operator Struggles to Recoup

20.08.17|Dror Reich and Yaniv Rahimi
In September 2016 Facebook's web access initiative satellite was destroyed in a SpaceX rocket explosion. The Israel-based satellite operator is still dealing with the fallout