At NASA, the situation is the exact opposite. To test the engine, the satellite will descend to a 400-kilometer orbit for six months; from here it will spend another year taking much higher-resolution photos. 13:00 The agency uses outside contractors in most of its endeavors, including in technology and education. The contribution is double the 10 million shekels that the agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Science gave to the first Beresheet mission, which crash landed on the surface of the moon on April 11. Israeli reconnaissance satellites are at the cutting edge of technology, and Israel is the world leader in satellite miniaturization. Another extremely precise project in collaboration with the European Space Agency is an ultra-stable quartz oscillator designed by an Israeli company, AccuBeat, for the JUICE mission to study the atmosphere of Jupiter and three of its moons scheduled for 2022. The Israel Space Agency will put about $5.6 million toward Beresheet 2, a second attempt to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon. “We don’t have the resources to train and carry out [the projects]. The space agency represents Israel in the field, but suffers from budget issues and uses the help of external contractors. The company is now finishing up the development of the next generation of chips for use in future satellites. The agency, which is part of Startup Nation’s Science, Technology and Space Ministry, was founded 35 years ago. The results of an investigation into the crash will be published later this month. “The idea of establishing the civilian program was to take advantage of the infrastructure of the large military space program,” says Avi Blasberger, the agency’s director general. ‘Space is exciting,” says Opher Doron, when describing the look on the faces of kids who visit Israel Aerospace Industries to learn about how Israel is pioneering in the great unknown. This week’s launch of a military satellite by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran’s space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian. Fax: 972-3-561-3699 Venus has two main goals: scientific and technological. This isn’t enough, Blasberger says: “We have about 25 to 30 percent of the budget we think is needed to achieve our goals.”. The agency also has asked NASA to be more involved in the new effort. The Israel Space Agency will put about $5.6 million toward Beresheet 2, a second attempt to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon. “The existing model works,” Blasberger says, adding that if things were different, maybe his agency would do things differently. Open gallery view Heads of the SpaceIL project, which aims to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon, IAI headquarters, July 2018. NASA provided SpaceIL, the private foundation behind the Israeli lunar landing effort, with special laser technology to help in communication with the Beresheet spacecraft. Blasberger says his agency is also in contact with NASA about sending another Israeli astronaut into space; he says he’s sure it will happen in the next few years. E-mail: subs@jpost.com, Sign up for The Jerusalem Post Premium Plus for just $5, Upgrade your reading experience with an ad-free environment and exclusive content, Moderna's chief medical officer explains why their vaccine is better, 75% of US Jews voting for Biden in US presidential election, 20% of verified coronavirus patients did not develop immunity, European Jewish population at lowest share for a millennium and declining, Copyright © 2020 Jpost Inc. All rights reserved, Anti-Israel harassment is antisemitism, too, Local disciples honor Carlebach on his 26th yahrzeit, Progressive Judaism won’t surrender to the ultra-Orthodox in WZO - opinion, Shannon Nuezen: From missionary to observant Jew. At this altitude, atmospheric friction will be much greater, providing a better test of the new engine. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699E-mail: subs@jpost.com The flagship project today is the Venus satellite for environmental research. One such program has led to the launch of two satellites that were built with the help of young people, and this school year, seven schools are planning and building tiny satellites with artificial intelligence to test autonomous navigation systems for satellites. “But if there are enough project managers who are good and experienced enough, it works.”, Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East, © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Get email notification for articles from Asaf Ronel. Just the launching of a satellite on a rocket is an achievement only a dozen or so countries have mastered. Israel Space Agency gives $5.6 million to help launch Beresheet 2 project, The race to be the leader of the Conservative Party, Q & A with Ari Greenwald: Responding to a pandemic, Israel declares complete coronavirus lockdown on eve of Passover, Gantz says forming a unity government may take more time, Online classes up and running in Vancouver, To our readers: Everything has its season. The American space agency has the capability to develop things itself, but it doesn’t do everything. The Russian government has increased funding for the Russian Federal Space Agency in an effort to modernize and expand infrastructure and capabilities by 2020. Following the Venus satellite’s launch in August, Israel’s Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis noted the need to expand funding for similar future space endeavors to maintain the Jewish state’s status as a leader in the field.
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