Israeli-made nanosatellite released into Earth orbit - The Times of Israel

It was carried into space on board a NASA resupply rocket to the International Space Station, and from there, ISS astronauts launched it onto its globe-circling track.

“We have now joined the ‘Civil Space Revolution,’ called New Space, in which, unlike Old Space, not only giant companies with huge budgets and large teams of engineers can build and launch satellites.

We were able to prove that with the right planning, miniaturization and modulation of many technologies, small satellites can be built and launched into space within two years by students, at a fraction of the budget needed in Old Space.”.

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