Israel Space Agency-ISA is a government entity affiliated with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space. ISA’s goals and purposes are to chart Israel’s Space strategy and guiding principle; to promote Israel’s national goals for civilian space industry; to coordinate between the various space exploration entities and industries, scientific, academia, commercial, and community.
Israel Space Agency’s vision is set forth in the following manner: “Space exploration and exploitation is an essential instrument for the protection of life on earth; it is the key to understand the cosmos and planet earth; a leverage for technological advancement; a source and basis for the development of modern economy based on knowledge and excellent scientific human resource.”
Israel Space Agency’s objective and aspiration is to preserve and expand Israel comparativeness, advancing and positioning Israel within the leading countries in space science and exploration.
Israel Space Agency – Prime Objectives, Vision and Goals
• Build and maintain advanced satellite systems for space exploration and earth observation from space
• Develop technologies, expertise, and scientific infrastructure, including professional personnel skills necessitated for space science and exploration
• Expand and promote international cooperation in space science and exploration with other international space agencies; with relevant international and domestic space related entities; to advance and enhance Israel and ISA overall goals and objectives
• Strengthen the alliance and partnership between space users in research, exploration and science, education, community, and the public sectors, in all it’s stratum Broaden and expand space science, research, exploration and technology within the academia; amplifying Israel’s status in space affiliated sciences
• Establish and promote space educational activities within the Israeli community to expand and ensure future generations’ activities in space science and exploration
• Contribute to the survival of our planet earth and its life quality
Israel Space – Key Features and Assets
• Industrial Infrastructure for space systems, including communication satellites and earth observation satellites
• Exceptional know-how, expertise, and space experience in the domain of small but, high performance satellites
• High quality and gifted scientific human resources, with international reputation for their work and achievements in space exploration, astrophysics, and its oriented planet earth research
• Israel is a high tech nation; technologies, developments, and innovations; space products, commodities, services; with the capabilities of advanced analysis of macro systems; an expanding, progressive and stable economy