The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/space-technology/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:41:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png space technology | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/space-technology/ 32 32 Artemis II approaches historic lunar loop for first Moon flyby since 1972 https://www.timesofisrael.com/artemis-ii-approaches-historic-lunar-loop-for-first-moon-flyby-since-1972/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:20:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3795835 NASA crew enters the Moon's gravitational influence as team expected to break the record for the farthest distance from Earth

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]]> Deflated: Israeli scientists find Jupiter, though huge, is smaller than previously thought https://www.timesofisrael.com/deflated-israeli-scientists-find-jupiter-is-smaller-than-previously-thought/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:55:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3746255 Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers make most precise measurement to date, say the gas giant is thinner and flatter than believed

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]]> Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-launches-iranian-communications-satellite-into-orbit/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:50:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3606157 Rocket booster carrying Iranian satellite successfully lifts off into space; launch highlights warm ties between the two countries months after signing partnership pact

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]]> SpaceX nearly completes test flight of mega rocket, loses spacecraft near end https://www.timesofisrael.com/spacex-nearly-completes-test-flight-of-mega-rocket-loses-spacecraft-near-end/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:17:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3245745 Company says contact lost with Starship as it neared Indian Ocean after taking off from Texas, but scientists satisfied with progress

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]]> Earth & Beyond launches new $125 million fund to invest in Israeli space tech https://www.timesofisrael.com/earth-beyond-launches-new-125-million-fund-to-invest-in-israeli-space-tech/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:33:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2947487 Israeli fund eyes investments in early-stage startups in areas of semiconductors, robotics, sensors, smart farms, quantum computing, solar power and cybersecurity

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]]> NASA’s Orion returns from lunar flyby, 50 years to the day since last moon landing https://www.timesofisrael.com/nasas-orion-returns-from-lunar-flyby-50-years-to-the-day-since-last-moon-landing/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:01:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2896660 Spacecraft splashes down off coast of California, paving the way for live astronauts on the next flyby; capsule carries test dummy wearing Israeli radiation tech

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]]> Food, energy, space tech in top 5 of Israel’s new national R&D priorities https://www.timesofisrael.com/food-energy-space-tech-in-top-5-of-israels-new-national-rd-priorities/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:52:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2831153 Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology to distribute NIS 180 million a year in research grants

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]]> Israeli space tech startup Helios partners with Eta Space to make oxygen on Moon https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-space-tech-startup-helios-partners-with-eta-space-to-make-oxygen-on-moon/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:43:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819879 Companies will leverage each other's expertise to develop lunar oxygen production and liquefaction plant

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