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Israel's space policy

The head of NASA in a speech delivered at the 17th Renon conference, January 2022. The conference was held online.

The 17th Ramon Conference: The astronaut from the United Arab Emirates Haz Al Mansour dreams of flying to the moon as well

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Rocket mission logo, the mission of private Israeli astronaut Eitan Stiva

"Rakia" is the chosen mission name of the second Israeli in space

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The name Rakie was chosen from the three names that reached the final line (Aloma and Kadama) and won more than 60% of the votes
Background of the explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher with the Amos 6 satellite on it on September 1, 2016. Screenshot USLaunchReport.com video

The State Comptroller: Since 2008, the State of Israel has been caught up in a continuous crisis in the field of space, including in the field of communication satellites, which was caused, among other things, by the lack of a national policy

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The Amos 5 satellite during its construction at a factory in Russia. Photo: Roscosmos, June 2012.

Chalal Communications fears the consequences of possible competition from the aerospace industry

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The Amos 6 communications satellite - during a system test in the aerospace industry before it was launched, and its explosion on the launcher about two days before the planned launch. Photograph of the Aerospace Industry PR

After the communication space announcement of the purchase of Amos 8 from L'Oreal, IAA will build a communication satellite and market it itself

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The satellite is loaded 6 with tests in the aviation industry before its transfer to the launch which ended in its destruction. Photo: Communication space relations

Amos 8 will not be built in the aviation industry. Chalal Communications signed an agreement to purchase it from L'Oreal

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Prof. Yitzhak Ben Israel. PR photo

2017 in space: the chairman of the space agency is optimistic about the communication satellite program and the SpaceIL project

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Director General of the Ministry of Science Peretz Wezan (left) presents to Minister of Science Ofir Akunis the conclusions of the committee established following the explosion of Amos 6 on December 18, 2016. Right: Director General of the Israel Space Agency Avi Blasberger. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Israeli investment in the field of civil space is the lowest in the world

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Background of the explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher with the Amos 6 satellite on it on September 1, 2016. Screenshot USLaunchReport.com video

Director General of the Ministry of Science Peretz Vezan: The satellite operator must be Israeli owned

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Director General of the Ministry of Science Peretz Wezan (left) presents to Minister of Science Ofir Akunis the conclusions of the committee established following the explosion of Amos 6 on December 18, 2016. Right: Director General of the Israel Space Agency Avi Blasberger. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Minister of Science Akunis: "The Aerospace Industry will produce one satellite every four years"

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Members of the Knesset's Science Committee tour the Mabat-Hellal plant where the Amos 6 satellite is created, January 2016. PR photo

Communication Space We will have to make a critical decision on building replacement satellites for Amos 5 and 6 within weeks * Akonis: State guarantee for the purchase of components that require a long preparation time

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From right to left: Ofer Doron, director general of the aerospace industry's Mabat Space plant, director general of the Ministry of Science Peretz Vezan, minister of science Ofir Akunis and director general of the Space Agency Avi Blasberger. PR photo

Science Minister Akunis ordered the formulation of a national space program for Israel

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Leaders in the competition. Imaging of the Israeli spacecraft on the moon. Figure courtesy of SpaceIL

The race to the moon is coming to Tel Aviv - SpaceIL will host the heads of the other groups

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Director of the Israel Space Agency Avi Blasberger. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Avi Blasberger, the incoming director of the Space Agency, in an interview with the Hidaan site: The role of the state to support innovative developments that will increase Israel's comparative advantage in the field of space

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Israel from space. Illustration: shutterstock

The Israeli Space Agency was accepted as a member of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

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: Right: President of the Italian Space Agency Roberto Battiston and Director of the Israeli Space Agency Menachem Kidron.

The Italian Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation with the Israeli Space Agency in the field of Earth observations

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Space debris in low orbits. Image: NASA

Israel-USA cooperation for monitoring and preventing collisions in space was signed

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Brigadier General Avraham Asael, head of the Fisher Institute. PR photo

Brigadier General Avraham Asahel was appointed head of the Fisher Institute

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The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 19, 2012 carrying the 34th crew members to the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Carla Ciopi.

Israeli astronaut: Not in this decade

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Dr. Inbal Kreis, VP of Bat-Hell. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The Ofek 10 satellite preserved the achievement of its predecessors and operates with 100% success; VP from Bat-Hell: It's not trivial, we are working hard to achieve it"

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The late Ilan Ramon on the Columbia shuttle, on flight STS-107. Photo: NASA

Kol Israel: Israel is in talks to launch a second astronaut

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Bolden visits the Space-il booth at the International Space Conference named after Ilan Ramon, January 2013. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Framework agreement between the European Union and Israel on space issues and international contacts at the Ilan Ramon Space Summit

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From right to left: Minister of Science, Prof. Daniel Hashkowitz, Jean-Jacques Durdin, head of the European Space Agency, Dr. Zvi Kaplan, former head of the Israeli Space Agency at the 2011 Ilan Ramon Space Conference

The Eighth Col. Ilan Ramon International Space Conference 2013 will be held Tuesday-Thursday and will be broadcast live on the Hidan website

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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

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Logo of the IAC2012 convention taking place in Naples. In 2015, Israel will host the World Astronautics Convention

Israel was chosen to host the World Space Congress in 2015

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