The 17th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference of the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, the Ramon Foundation and the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop of Tel Aviv University have ended. About 1,000 people from all over the world participated during the day in a conference held online and in English.
The conference was attended by the President, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, the Minister of Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Environmental Protection and the Chairman of the Israel Space Agency. As every year, Which presented as every year blue and white technological developments.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash HaCohen, opened the morning and said: “The world is changing, innovative technologies are changing space in general and the space industry in particular. Costs have been reduced: develop, build and launch. Non-governmental players joined, and the industry grew and changed.
In the age of the new space, the impact of the space agency is vital, through encouragement and support from the private sector. Just this month, we approved a grant to 11 companies for a total of NIS 18.5 million in the field of space. The purpose of the move was to establish and strengthen space startups. We will take many other steps in the field. “
NASA chief William (Bill) Nilsson, who attended the main panel of space agency chiefs said “I am proud to attend an event with my counterparts from the UAE and Israel at this year’s conference; We are taking a significant step in research and preparation for landing on the moon and later the intention to reach Mars. A growing number of countries have already signed Artemis agreements because we believe the era of new space exploration should be done peacefully, safely and through cooperation with our international counterparts.
“We look forward to Israel signing the agreements. An important charge on Artemis 1 is the suit for protection against radiation, the Astrorad, which is a contribution of the State of Israel and other international and commercial partnerships. The suit will be worn by a dummy doll in order to reduce the degree of radiation exposure and help us prepare for longer missions.
‘It is now more important than ever, as activity on the low satellite route beyond that increases, that we unite as countries to maintain this common space in space. At the end of March, as part of the first private mission of astronauts to the International Space Station, the Israeli Eitan Stiva will also ascend. ”
UAE Minister of Advanced Technology Sarah al-Amiri welcomed the conference and said at the conference that “a year after the signing of the Abrahamic agreements between the countries, agreements that led to the promotion of peace, stability and prosperity we have built including strengthening ties in space.
“We are at the dawn of a new era of global partnerships, which will allow any country, large or small, economies as small as developing to join the space and enjoy the benefits inherent in it. Space is a springboard for socio-economic change, growth and prosperity. As governments and peoples we need to focus on a number of principles in the field: At the international level – we all need to work together to ensure that the use and exploitation of outer space is done for peaceful purposes and to address the growing density of space.
“The second principle is to take capabilities from space and use them for the benefit of life on Earth and the third as government space agencies we must promote and support innovation, work with other sectors and understand the benefits of data from space to other areas of life.”
Brigadier General (Res.) Uri Oron, Director of the Israel Space Agency: “During the meeting with my colleagues, the heads of the space agencies from the United States, Canada, France, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, the question of the role of the space agencies came up.” The similarity in the challenges we all experience small and large agencies, innovation as well as old ones.
‘One of the key roles of a space agency today is to identify and bridge the various governmental, commercial and social needs and the research and technology capabilities of space. “Already today there is information and capabilities produced in space to help significantly and effectively address a variety of immediate needs that arise in the areas of agriculture, the environment, improving communications infrastructure and more.”
The UAE astronaut Aza al Mansouri, who was a guest at the conference, said: “Being elected the first Emirate astronaut is a great responsibility and great honor. I am currently at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to build our capabilities for the future as well as other missions.
‘We saw in the first mission the impact (like the Apollo effect) – the pride and the strengths are significant. It strengthens the empirical space industry and the future of human missions. Different schools but working together in living conditions are not simple at all. I am a professional pilot, I see the advantage in that astronauts come from different professional backgrounds. We lived and worked as one family on the space station, and we worked together for one goal: to advance the study of humanity. ”
President of the Turkish Space Agency Seder Hussein Yildorom Serdar HÜSEYIN YILDIRIM who attended the conference for the first time this year and presented the strategic plan of the Turkish Space Agency for the next decade. Including landing on the moon within three years and increasing international collaborations.