Israel Space Agency

<p>The Israel Space Agency  is a governmental body, a part of <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>'s <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(Israel)/tXXm0qGS">Ministry of Science and Technology</a>, that coordinates all Israeli space research programs with scientific and commercial goals.
</p><p>The agency was founded by the <a href="/facts/Theoretical_physicist/Cs2Y12rQ">theoretical physicist</a> <a href="/facts/Yuval_Ne%2527eman/W5VRPLnp">Yuval Ne'eman</a> in 1983 to replace the <a href="/facts/National_Committee_for_Space_Research/x1nztaf2">National Committee for Space Research</a>, which had established in 1960 to set up the initial infrastructure required for space missions. The agency is currently headed by Chairperson <a href="/facts/Dan_Blumberg/drst72Mh">Dan Blumberg </a> and Director General Uri Oron [he]. Today, Israel is the smallest country with indigenous launch capabilities, as well as the smallest to have a <a href="/facts/Space_agency/2Hs0qa3x">space agency</a>.
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Israel Space Agency