Posts Tagged: International Space Station
Second Israeli Astronaut at First Passover Seder in Space: ‘No Dream Is Beyond Reach’
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe on Friday conducted the first Seder night in space while eating handmade matzah and talking about the Passover values of freedom...
Israeli Astronaut to Take Remains of Ilan Ramon’s Diary on Space Mission This Week
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe will bring along diary fragments belonging to his air force pilot friend, the late astronaut Ilan Ramon, when he takes off...
Chickpea Seeds Headed to International Space Station for Use in Mini-Greenhouse
JNS.org - Israeli chickpea seeds will be among the supplies and equipment sent to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month for a series...
Packing Poetry and Lesson Plans, Israel’s Next Astronaut Gears Up for Record-Breaking Space Mission
Story time from space and zero-gravity history lessons are coming soon to Israeli schoolchildren, as the Jewish state's second-ever astronaut prepares for his trip aboard...
Israeli Scientists Get a Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Send Their Experiments to the International Space Station
CTech - The Ramon Foundation, along with the Israeli Space Agency and the Ministry of Science and Technology published a call for proposals on Wednesday...
Second Israeli Astronaut to Head to International Space Station
JNS.org - Eytan Stibbe, a former Israeli fighter pilot, will soon become the second astronaut in the country’s history, the Israel Space Agency announced Monday...
Crew on Board as SpaceX, NASA to Try Again for Landmark Launch of Two Astronauts
The two-man crew entered the capsule that will take them to the International Space Station on Saturday, as Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was...
Jewish Astronaut Jessica Meir Returns to Earth, Must Now Cope With Coronavirus Restrictions
Jewish NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and her colleagues came home to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, the first returning space mission...
Jewish Astronaut Part of First Female Spacewalking Team
JNS.org - The first-ever female spacewalking team, including a Jewish astronaut, exited the International Space Station on Friday. Swedish-American-Israeli Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are repairing...
Jewish and Arab Astronauts Take Off For International Space Station
JNS.org - Jewish and Arab astronauts launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, headed for the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, a Swedish-American-Israeli Jew,...
American Astronaut Marks Yom HaShoah on International Space Station
American astronaut Andrew Feustel marked Yom HaShoah -- Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day -- by delivering a special message that was beamed down to Earth from...
Nanosatellite Built by Israeli Teens Launched Into Space
JNS.org - A nanosatellite built by Israeli teenagers was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. Named "Duchifat 2" (Hoopoe), after Israel's national bird, the nanosatellite is one...
NASA Astronaut ‘Fascinated’ by View of Israel From Outer Space
JNS.org - Days before Passover 2016 on the International Space Station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Jeff Williams uploaded a photo of Israel and...
Israel Exploring Possibility of Sending Astronaut to International Space Station
JNS.org - The Israel Space Agency (ISA) is in preliminary talks with U.S., European, Russian, and Chinese space agencies to explore sending an...
