Space program

Israel's new IDF Space Division marks major shift in military strategy after Iran war - opinion

Israel must do everything possible to maintain near-complete independence in its space capabilities across all aspects of “Blue and White” development.

A student of an IDF air force school watches the stars through a telescope at a new planetarium in Maale Adumim, January 13. 2008.
US-China space race is heating up

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

An Isar Aerospace rocket.

German startup makes history with first orbital space flight launched from European soil

US-China space race is heating up

US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit


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.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.

Iran's space program advances satellite program, eyes better missile launchers, new facilities

Salarieh said Iran is expected to inaugurate several new facilities in the coming months, including laboratories, satellite control centers, and the Chabahar launch site in the country’s southeast.

A satellite

IDF confirms 400th strike wave in Iran since start of Op. Roaring Lion

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday morning that Israel was "entering the decisive stretch" in its campaign in Iran.

Smoke rises in the distance following an airstrike at the same time a Quds Day demonstration takes place on March 13, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Israel’s role in lunar infrastructure could define future space power - opinion

The moon will become an extension of Earth’s economic and security architecture

The surface of the moon.

Israel brings in 1,000 tons of weapons in 10 days as Iran fighting intensifies

Approximately 50 cargo aircraft carrying over 1,000 tons of weaponry, military equipment, and various types of munitions have landed in Israel over the past 10 days

Tons of military equipment have landed in Israel since Operation Roaring Lion began

Jewish entrepreneur Jared Isaacman won’t helm NASA after Trump yanks nomination

Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA.

 Sept. 15, 2024, shows Jared Isaacman, mission commander, stepping out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission's "Dragon" capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program.

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon, marking a major milestone in private lunar exploration.

 The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video obtained from social media.

Russia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward

The Kremlin has played down the failure of the mission, saying Russia will continue to pursue ambitious plans in space.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Soyuz spacecraft with US astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts docks at ISS

The ISS is one of the few international projects on which the United States and Russia still cooperate closely.

 The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome