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Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.

US-China space race is heating up
THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

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

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


Beresheet 2 sets sights on return to moon

Its predecessor, Beresheet 1, reached the moon in April 2019, but crash-landed due to what appeared to be engine trouble, moments before touchdown.

Israeli scientists inspect Beresheet in Yehud

SpaceIL teases a possible second Moon landing attempt

A video was published on SpaceIL's Twitter with the text "Ready to get excited again?"

THE ISRAELI spacecraft ‘Beresheet’ takes a selfie 37,600 km. from Earth.

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station

The launch represented a milestone for the reusable rockets it pioneered to make spaceflight less costly.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

SpaceIL announces new CEO Shimon Sarid to lead Beresheet 2 project

Sarid gained experience in engineering, command and management during his 28-year tenure with the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

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SpaceIL receives $1m. grant to land Beresheet 2 on the moon

Beresheet 1 made Israel the seventh country in the world to reach the moon’s orbit, but failed to land.

SpaceIL founders.

What were the most popular tweets, hashtags in Israel in 2019?

“In 2019, Israelis used Twitter to connect, campaign, learn, debate and have conversations,” Twitter explained in a release.

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013.

SpaceIL heading back to space, mission to Mars on the horizon

"Despite the fact that Beresheet crashed, hundreds of kids wrote to us saying we inspired them to become engineers and scientists," co-founder Damari said. "If they can dream it, they can do it."

SpaceIL co-founders Kfir Damari (L), Yonatan Weintraub (C) and Yariv Bash (R) take a selfie in front of a model of the Beresheet spacecraft, near the control room, in Yahud, Israel, April 11, 2019

Can you find the launch code, send SpaceIL’s spacecraft back to the moon?

“The escape room taps into that excitement and builds on that special moment to create a really unique Israel experience.”

People in Dallas participate in iCenter's SpaceIL escape room experience

New Israeli satellite aims to deepen understanding of the universe

"This unique configuration will help us answer some of the big questions in astrophysics," said ULTRASAT principle investigator Prof. Eli Waxman of the Weizmann Institute, based in Rehovot.

The spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo in NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image

Beresheet life-size LEGO replica spacecraft to be unveiled at LEGO Space Park in Tel Aviv

The structure was replicated to scale to match the actual size of the lunar lander that SpaceIL launched into space earlier this year.

LEGO Space Park advertisement