Israel Space Agency

From Caesarea to the Moon: Inside Israel’s bid to revolutionize space launches

Moonshot Space's immediate goal is to challenge the way giant organization like NASA and SpaceX view space launches and to provide humanity with efficient means to explore space

APRIL 28, 2026|ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS

A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

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

“The space industry is not only an engine of economic growth and vital to our security - it is our bridge to the future,” Gila Gamliel, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, said.

JANUARY 29, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

Israel launches national space lab to lower barriers for domestic satellite, space tech development

Backed by NIS 60 million, Israel’s new Access to Space lab will offer discounted launch, testing, and in‑orbit services to accelerate space innovation.

DECEMBER 28, 2025|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel and Hungary’s National Economy Minister, Márton Nagy, signing an agreement to further cooperation in the field of space, September 16, 2025.

Israel, Hungary sign agreement to further cooperation in space-related fields

"The agreement we have signed constitutes a significant milestone in Israel-Hungary relations," Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel said.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Space Week' launches in Israel next week

The theme of this year's "Space Week" will be to commemorate 50 years since man first landed on the moon.

JANUARY 22, 2019ByYAFIT OVADIA

Civilian space program in crisis, according to comptroller

Israel’s civilian space program was established in 1983, and in the 1990s it launched four Amos-model satellites into space.

OCTOBER 22, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

World Space Week set to touch down in Israel

The events held in Israel are sponsored under a UN World Space Week Initiative, made up of around 50 countries, Israel being one of the countries taking part in the initiative.

OCTOBER 2, 2018ByZACHARY KEYSER

CHEF HAIM COHEN tries to make a falafel in a reenactment of space for the Science and Technology Ministry’s Space Week activities, which are launched on January 28, 2018..

New NASA director chooses Israel for first int'l visit

NASA and the ISA will expand their cooperation, according to an official statement issued on Thursday by Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis.

JULY 12, 2018ByJONATHAN WEBER ROSEN

Minister of Science Akonis (right) and head of the NASA Jim Briidnstiin, July 12, 2018.

Israeli spacecraft to launch in December, land on the moon next year

The spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December and is expected to land on February 13, 2019.

JULY 10, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

NASA to launch Israeli-developed radiation-protection suit

Developed by Tel Aviv-based StemRad, the suit is designed to shield astronauts during a trip to Mars.

APRIL 17, 2018ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A sculpture of a man wearing Stemrad's new protective vest, Astrorad, is seen at an exhibit at Madatech, National Museum of Science Technology and Space in Haifa, Israel February 23, 2017. Picture taken February 23, 2017

In Media: Is Israel on another planet?

A team of six Israeli researchers on Sunday ended a four-day Mars habitat experiment in Israel's Negev desert where they simulated living conditions on the Red Planet.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByREUTERS