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Beresheet 2 to include two landers and an orbiter
The company that built the first Israeli spacecraft to attempt to land on the moon is starting work on the second mission with a significantly different design.
IAI announces new small GEO satellite bus
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a small geostationary orbit communications satellite bus intended to provide a low-cost spacecraft with an advanced payload to customers that don’t require a larger satellite.
OHB and IAI plan commercial lunar lander mission in late 2022
German space company OHB is moving ahead with plans to launch a commercial lunar lander mission in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in late 2022 as it looks for government and commercial customers.
IAI anticipates additional satellite orders from Israeli government
“I’m very glad for the Dror-1 initiation, and I’m sure it will be followed by Dror-2 and others,” Levy said. “It will give us the right momentum in our space activities.”
IAI to build communications satellite for Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries said Jan. 2 it will develop a national communications satellite for Israel called Dror-1.
New details emerge about failed lunar landings
The Indian government has offered new details about what happened during its first attempt to land on the moon in September.
Firefly to partner with IAI on lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace announced July 9 it plans to work with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the manufacturer of the Beresheet lunar lander, to develop its own lunar landers for NASA.
SpaceIL lander crashes on moon
An Israeli lunar lander originally built to win a prize competition crashed onto the surface of the moon April 11 when its main engine malfunctioned during descent.
SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers
As an Israeli-built lunar lander makes its first post-launch maneuvers, a Japanese company announced new partnerships in its plans to mount missions to the moon.
IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services
The Israeli company that built a privately funded lunar lander scheduled for launch next month is partnering with a German firm to offer similar landers for future European Space Agency missions.
SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch
A privately funded Israeli lunar lander originally built for a prize competition is now complete and ready for launch in early 2019.
Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion
Israel Aerospace Industries was ordered to pay Spacecom $10 million for late delivery of Amos-6, a satellite that ended up being destroyed in SpaceX’s 2016 Falcon 9 fueling mishap.
Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom said Sept. 25 that it has terminated contracts awarded earlier this spring to manufacturer Space Systems Loral and launch provider SpaceX for Amos-8, a telecommunications satellite the Israeli government said Sept. 3 would be built in Israel instead.
IAI studying follow-on opportunities for SpaceIL lunar lander
As it completes a lunar lander scheduled for launch late this year, an Israeli company says it’s looking for opportunities to do similar future spacecraft to tap into the growing demand for lunar missions.
SSL’s Amos-8 contract in doubt as Maxar eyes a GEO exit
One of the two commercial GEO satellite contracts Space Systems Loral announced this year now appears in doubt following Israel's announcement that Amos-8 will be built domestically.
Effective Space announces partnership with IAI for satellite servicing development
Effective Space, a startup developing a satellite servicing system, announced Sept. 11 an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide technical and financial support.
Israel may field IAI-built satellite at Amos hotspot, Spacecom says
The Israeli government has told Spacecom it intends to operate a satellite at the same location as most of Spacecom’s fleet, the Israeli satellite operator said April 30.
Without Amos-8, IAI angling for government lifeline in telecom satellite manufacturing
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom’s decision to buy its next satellite from U.S. manufacturer Space Systems Loral is jeopardizing Israel’s domestic comsat manufacturing capability.
IAI sees growing demand for high-resolution imaging smallsats
After the successful launch of two small imaging satellites last month, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is optimistic that it will find additional customers for satellites that it argues can match the performance of much larger spacecraft.
Arianespace, Avio launch 10th Vega rocket, orbit two Israeli-made satellites
Arianespace’s smallest rocket launched two remote sensing satellites co-produced by Israeli and European teams on an Aug. 1 night mission from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
