The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/spaceil/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:59:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png SpaceIL | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/spaceil/ 32 32 Morris Kahn, billionaire philanthropist who led Israeli moonshot, dies at 95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/billionaire-philanthropist-morris-kahn-who-led-israeli-moonshot-dies-at-95/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:16:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3724624 Businessman who founded Golden Pages and Amdocs also focused on charity, supporting Save a Child's Heart and the Movement for a Quality Government, among others

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]]> Israel plans to invest NIS 600 million to develop civilian space tech https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-plans-to-invest-nis-600-million-to-develop-civilian-space-tech/ Wed, 18 May 2022 15:29:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2765067 New project by Israel Space Agency hopes to position country as 'one of the world’s leaders in the space industry'

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]]> 28 chickpeas launched to ISS for Israeli-led ‘space hummus’ experiment https://www.timesofisrael.com/28-chickpeas-launch-into-space-for-israeli-led-food-experiment/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:32:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705315 Legumes will be delivered in a mini-greenhouse to the International Space Station to check if they can grow in a zero-gravity environment

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]]> Space is changing. Webb is just the start, says ex-Israeli who was in from its dawn https://www.timesofisrael.com/space-is-changing-webb-is-just-the-start-says-ex-israeli-who-was-in-from-its-dawn/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 04:21:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2675413 Michael Kaplan, who shepherded the telescope through its planning stages before temporarily living in Israel, talks space robots, baby galaxies, and the pitfalls of Israeli bravado

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]]> Daily Briefing Jan. 4 – One-year anniversary edition: Covid, politics and space! https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-jan-4-one-year-anniversary-edition-covid-politics-and-space/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:18:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2677432 David Horovitz breaks down current coronavirus politics, while Haviv Rettig Gur discusses his soon-to-appear interview with an American, ex-Israeli former NASA engineer

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]]> Israel launches second bid to put a lander on the moon; UAE may join https://www.timesofisrael.com/beresheet-2-israel-launches-plan-for-second-moon-shot-in-2024-uae-may-join/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:56:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2445470 Joint SpaceIL and IAI venture will comprise orbiter and 2 landers; science minister says Emirates one of 7 countries interested in partnering on project

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]]> Celebrating a decade of life-changing Israeli inventions https://www.timesofisrael.com/celebrating-a-decade-of-life-changing-israeli-inventions/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:34:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2211297 From Waze to cancer-busting nano-ghost cells and 3-D printed hearts, The Times of Israel takes a dive into tech that helps us get where we're going and keeps us safe and healthy

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]]> US company plans to build ‘Genesis’ moon landers based on Beresheet technology https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-company-plans-to-build-genesis-moon-landers-based-on-beresheet-technology/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:07:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2109117 Firefly Aerospace, Inc signs intellectual agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to build for-profit, rapid and affordable lunar missions based on the Israeli effort

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]]> ‘Not challenging enough’: SpaceIL won’t send another spacecraft to the moon https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-u-turn-spaceil-says-another-spacecraft-wont-be-sent-to-moon/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:18:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2100666 After crash landing of Beresheet on lunar surface in April, organization behind Israeli project says it is eyeing more ambitious goals

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]]> At Independence Day contest, PM vows to put a Bible on the moon https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-independence-day-contest-pm-vows-to-put-a-bible-on-the-moon/ Thu, 09 May 2019 15:38:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2072773 Citing the holy book as the source of Israel's 'initiative, determination and daring,' Netanyahu promises to press ahead with a second lunar mission

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]]> Lighting torch, SpaceIL chair Morris Kahn says he’ll fund 2nd Beresheet moonshot https://www.timesofisrael.com/spaceil-chairman-morris-kahn-says-he-will-fund-second-beresheet-moonshot/ Wed, 08 May 2019 20:07:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2072413 While being honored at Independence Day ceremony, billionaire philanthropist goes off script to announce he will again contribute to lunar mission

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]]> 5-6 attempts to restart Israeli moon lander’s engine failed, investigation finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-6-attempts-to-restart-israeli-moon-landers-engine-failed-investigation-finds/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:01:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2059312&preview=true&preview_id=2059312 Israeli team concludes first phase of probe into Beresheet's crash landing, says it hopes second mission can be completed within 2 years

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]]> SpaceIL chairman and co-founder to light Independence Day torch https://www.timesofisrael.com/spaceil-chairman-and-co-founder-to-light-independence-day-torches/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:14:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2057692&preview=true&preview_id=2057692 Morris Kahn and Kfir Damari will receive honor during ceremony on May 8 for promoting tech education and encouraging innovation

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]]> PM toasts reelection at cabinet meeting, Bennett and Shaked are no-shows https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-toasts-reelection-at-cabinet-meeting-bennett-and-shaked-are-no-shows/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 11:36:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2056992 New Right leaders, fresh from narrow election loss, avoid celebratory gathering; PM praises Beresheet moon mission, vows to back a second try: 'We don't give up'

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]]> SpaceIL chief: ‘Beresheet 2 starts Sunday; we’ll put our flag on the moon’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/spaceil-chief-beresheet-2-starts-tomorrow-well-put-our-flag-on-the-moon/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:12:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2056766&preview=true&preview_id=2056766 After crash on lunar surface, billionaire Morris Kahn announces new project on-air, says mission team will meet Sunday to begin work on successor to Israel's first moon lander

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