Space IL

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


Beresheet takes first pictures of the moon's surface

During the coming week, intensive maneuvers and preparations for the landing will be conducted.

The surface of the moon as captured by Beresheet with the Earth in the background

Beresheet successfully completes lunar capture maneuver

The spacecraft has now been captured by the moon's gravity and will begin circling it.

Engineers of SpaceIL and the Israel Aerospace Industries celebrate the successfull Lunar Capture maneuver

Capturing the moon – Beresheet gears up to escape Earth’s gravity

The nation holds its breath as Beresheet is meant to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull on Thursday, will the April 11 celebrations be held or will it melt near the sun?

Beresheet and its route to the moon

Beresheet spacecraft releases striking photo as it heads toward moon

The Israeli-built spacecraft has completed another maneuver in preparation for entering the moon's gravitational pull.

EARTH, from Beresheet’s vantage point

Wanna see the sunrise from space? Israeli craft Beresheet has the video

The spacecraft is in its largest elliptical orbit around the earth and is scheduled to intersect the moon’s orbit and be captured in it on April 4 at 251,655 miles from earth.

Sunrise photo from Beresheet spacecraft

Shooting for the moon: Israel’s ‘next generation’ looks to the heavens

At Jerusalem competition, young scientists discuss the country’s historic lunar mission as a source of inspiration.

Beresheet and its route to the moon

Beresheet completes another successful maneuver en route to Moon

SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries engineers completed the maneuver at 3:11 p.m. local time.

Beresheet and its route to the moon

Selfie from 20,000 miles away: Israeli Beresheet snaps first space shot

The selfie shows the Southern Hemisphere, and Australia can clearly be seen in the background.

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet takes a selfie 37,600 km from Earth.

Beresheet’s launch proves media is not inherently biased against Israel

Israelis and Jews around the world often charge that international media in general display a deep-seated anti-Israel bias in their coverage.

ISRAEL HOPES the Beresheet project will showcase the country’s achievements

To the Moon

Tiny Israel is again in the news, this time for something remarkable for any nation.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel’s first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is prepared for launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida on February 21