Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA “Israel, despite being a small country, stands at the global forefront of the space field,” President Isaac Herzog said. Etgar Lefkovits Jan. 27, 2025
Trump names Jewish tech entrepreneur to head NASA “Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements,” the president-elect wrote. Dec. 4, 2024
Jewish billionaire returns to Earth after making spacewalking history Jared Isaacman became the first civilian to conduct a private spacewalk, after traveling farther from Earth than any human in over 50 years. Miri Weissman Sept. 15, 2024
House panel tells five US agencies to review funding of schools with Jew-hatred “Any university receiving federal funding has a duty to promote equal opportunity to all students and to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.” June 7, 2024
Technion to honor alumnus, NASA scientist Eliad Peretz at Smithsonian museum in DC “I’m living my dream,” said Eliad Peretz, who hopes one day to go from designing space missions to going on one himself. Noah Niederhoffer April 28, 2023
National Library of Israel gets a celestial space diary Jewish astronaut Jeff Hoffman presented the high-flying book, which he used on space missions, to the library in Jerusalem. March 27, 2023
NASA to launch Israel’s first space telescope The telescope will enter geostationary orbit in 2026, where it will scan the universe for events such as stars colliding or exploding and the impact of giant black holes. Feb. 21, 2023
Herzog: Mankind must soar to ‘new heights’ to save Earth from ‘terrifying depths’ The Israeli president attended the 18th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, being held as part of Israel Space Week 2023. Jan. 31, 2023
Israel’s Weizmann Institute joins NASA planetary defense exercise The NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office maps out future asteroid threats and issues warnings. June 2, 2022
