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Monday, November 16, 2020
Israeli astronaut will fully fund his own trip to space, space agency says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israeli going to space next year will do so out of his own pocket, the Israel Space Agency says.
Former fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe will be taking part in a mission made up entirely of privately funded astronauts, it says.
Stibbe will front the costs for the trip as well as for the equipment he will use to conduct experiments at the International Space Station.
Earlier Stibbe’s trip was announced at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem with great fanfare.
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