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Israel plans development of space weapons capable of striking targets on Earth

Defense Minister Israel Katz said space capabilities would provide the IDF with an advantage in future conflicts as Israel seeks to become a leading space power.

THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.
The surface of the moon.

Israel’s role in lunar infrastructure could define future space power - opinion

Israeli scientists participate in an experiment simulating a mission to Mars, at the D-MARS Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station project of Israel's Space Agency, Ministry of Science, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Israeli Space Week highlights Israel’s growing role in space sector

 American astronaut in space.

Not enough women reaching for the stars, research into Israeli space industry reveals - study


SpaceIL: Beresheet won't attempt moon landing, will seek another challenge

SpaceIL decided that landing on the Moon was "not a sufficiently great challenge."

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Making scientific waves far beyond Israel's borders

Israel’s prowess in science and technology has far-reaching value.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Minister Ofir Akunis: Israeli research has never received support to the extent that it was backed by this ministry during the past term of government.

SpaceIL CEO steps down after 'great success' of Beresheet

Anteby concludes 15 months in the role after succeeding former CEO Eran Privman in February 2018.

Ido Anteby, SpaceIL's CEO stands in front of Beresheet

Beresheet, resilience and the Jewish people

A simple and elegant way to define resilience in layman’s terms is, “the ability to at all times and under all circumstances retain one’s basic humanity.”

A SPACEX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel’s first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Government to inject $5.6 million into Beresheet 2 project

"The Beresheet project fascinated and united all Israeli citizens," Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis said.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

The Beresheet mission

On the moon, but not over the moon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) is flanked by (from left) two of the SpaceIL co-founders Yariv Bash, Yonatan Winetraub, SpaceIL President Morris Kahn and IAI Chairman Harel Locker, and his wife Sara (from the right)

Israel's journey to the moon is not over

“If at first you don’t succeed, you try again.”

Kfir Damari, Yonatan Winetraub, Morris Kahn and Yariv Bash

The Israeli spirit

This year’s theme is “Saluting the Israeli spirit” and the torch lighters personify those “who have overcome difficulties against all odds.”

Culture Minister Miri Regev (center) poses for a photo on Sunday with most of this year's Independence Day torchlighters

Beresheet was the Start-Up Nation at its best

Yes, the spacecraft reached the Moon, but it crash-landed, ending any contact with its handlers and any ability to have it serve experimental purposes from the Moon’s surface.

THE SURFACE of the moon as seen from Beresheet

Looking at the Moon from Jerusalem on April 11

Was the SpaceIL Beresheet Moon mission a success? Yes. On a scale of 1-10, we would give it an eight.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon