Israeli technology will be used aboard NASA’s first integrated test of the Orion spacecraft called the Artemis 1 mission
The Israel Space Agency said: “We are honored to be one of the few countries that were able to introduce the original technology of Artemis 1. The fact that the Israeli flag is flying in space makes us proud.” Israeli technology will be used aboard the first integrated test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, called the mission Artemis 1.
The journey into space will take six weeks, with a journey of approximately 40,000 miles or 6,4373.76 km to the moon. This will be NASA’s first mission to the Moon in 50 years.
Thousands of observers will test the level of protection of the “doll” Zohar during the experiment. If successful, this experiment could lay the foundation for a long-term human presence in space. Israeli technology, in turn, could be used for future space missions to the Moon and Mars.
Earlier this past April, Israeli investor and former combat pilot Eitan Stipe became the second Israeli in space by participating in the first fully private mission to the International Space Station.
The first Israeli in space was Ilan Ramon, who died along with six NASA crew members in the 2003 space shuttle Columbia disaster.