President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin and Keren Ramon in a unique and groundbreaking announcement: the second Israeli astronaut on his way to space.
Col. Eitan Stiva, a former fighter pilot, will take part in a national, historical and scientific mission that will take place at the end of 2021.
The announcement event held today (Monday) is attended by the Minister of Science and Technology, Yizhar Shai, the CEO of the Ramon Foundation, Ran Livneh, Eitan Steve, the Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Inbal Kreiss, and Tal Ramon, the son of the late Ilan and Rona Ramon.
Steve is expected to take off into space at the end of 2021 on behalf of the Ramon Foundation and in collaboration with the State of Israel for a historic scientific mission at the International Space Station and will be one of the pioneers of the private space industry in the world. Steve will be at the station for 200 hours during which he will conduct a series of unprecedented experiments in Israeli technologies and scientific developments by researchers and start-ups that will take him into space, and is expected to hold activities to make the space world accessible to Israeli children.
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In the coming months, Steve will begin his training for space travel, with a concentrated series of trainings in the United States, Germany and Russia in the three months prior to the trip. The space shuttle will be launched from Florida at the end of 2021.
The Ramon Foundation will lead the Israeli mission in all its sectors – scientific and educational – in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Israeli Space Agency, which will lead the partnership of government ministries in the project. Together they will work to select the experiments and technologies that will reach space and to build the educational program for Israeli children. The task will be headed by the CEO of the Ramon Fund, Ran Livna.
The international mission was initiated and led by Axiom Space. Upon arrival in space, the passengers will be at the International Space Station (ISS) subject to NASA approval. Along with Eitan Steve, two more private astronauts will take part in the mission.
Axiom Space’s mission commander is veteran American astronaut and vice president of Axiom Space, Michael Lopez Allegria. Lopez-Allegria has more than 40 years of experience in the worlds of aerospace; Lopez flew into space four times and commanded the 14th mission to the International Space Station.
“This is a day of national joy, and tremendous pride,” the president began, “Not every day we announce an Israeli astronaut going into space. Soon, a space shuttle will take off from Earth and one of its rudders will catch, again, ‘one of our own.’ An Israeli pilot with a blue-and-white flag embroidered on his shoulder, who will prove once again, as we have been proving here for 72 years, that even the sky is no limit. “
The President turned to Eitan and said: “Dear Eitan, up there, beyond the seventh heaven, you will conduct a series of experiments in Israeli technologies, some of which were developed by Israeli boys and girls. You will be the messenger of those brilliant minds, present and future generations of excellent Israeli research. “How the world works when viewed from the outside. You will be Israel’s representative in the human effort to understand the miraculous mechanism that enables life on this globe, and to crack the secrets of the universe.”
Ethan Steva said, “In a year I will have the opportunity to take part in a journey to the International Space Station – a fascinating journey into science, education and humanities research. The International Space Station is one of the world’s largest centers of cooperation, where astronauts from many countries live, work and study together. We need, especially in these challenging days of dealing with the corona crisis.After the painful loss of Ilan and Assaf we set up together with Rona the Keren Ramon and saw how space exploration stimulates all the senses, arouses curiosity and even challenges the wildest imagination. New channels for cooperation, peace and faith in our ability to maintain our beautiful planet, for the benefit of future generations. “
Eitan Steve is a Colonel in the Res. He was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force for 43 years and participated in dozens of military operations. He is the founder and chairman of the Vital Capital Fund and has been involved for the past 35 years in developing business entrepreneurship and financing projects in developing countries, which provide a solution to vital infrastructure for underprivileged populations. He is also one of the founders of the Ramon Fund.
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