Tag: Spacecraft
TAU-SAT1 – First Miniature Satellite Built on Tel Aviv U Campus – Orbiting Earth
At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.
President Rivlin Hosts Launch of Israel’s Second Spacecraft to the Moon
“We are setting out on a new path, familiar but different, at the end of which we hope to land three spacecraft safely on the moon."
Israel Team Aims for Neptune’s Moon with Trident Project
The Weizmann Institute’s project is one of four selected by NASA for potential launch in 2026.
Beresheet Performed Final Maneuver Before Moon Landing
The maneuver, which was performed at 7:40 pm Israel time, lowered the spacecraft’s altitude in preparation for its landing tomorrow.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Beresheet took photos of the far side of the moon as it continues its orbit.
Watch: We Have Liftoff
Videos from the Liftoff and Separation of Beresheet Lunar Spacecraft.
Israel Aerospace Industries, Effective Space, Announce Technological and Financial Cooperation
Effective Space is developing a unique, small spacecraft to extend the life of satellites in orbit, based on the vision to provide logistics services in the rapidly growing space economy.
Israel Launching Moon Mission This December
First Israeli lunar spacecraft set to land on moon Feb. 13, 2019, making Israel fourth country to reach Earth's satellite.
Boldly Going Where No Israeli Has Gone Before
Israel’s SpaceIL enters Google Lunar XPrize Competition and attempts to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon, a senior MFA official tells UN.
Israeli Startup Launching World’s First Privately-Funded Moon Landing
Shimon Peres said, “The time has come for an Israeli flag to be planted on the moon."