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SpaceX launches 8 satellites built by Israeli students into orbit

Eight teams of junior high schoolers gather to watch the launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the NASA center in Florida that carries the miniature satellites they built.

by  Shimon Yaish
Published on  01-14-2022 11:33
Last modified: 01-14-2022 11:59
SpaceX launches 8 satellites built by Israeli students into orbitReuters/Thom Baur

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Feb. 6, 2018 | File photo: Reuters/Thom Baur

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Eight miniature satellites designed and created by Israeli students were launched into orbit on Thursday on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the NASA center in Florida.

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The satellites were built by junior high schoolers of various backgrounds from across Israel as part of the "Tevel" program, in collaboration with the Israel Space Agency and the Science and Technology Ministry.

The students, who spent three years on the projects, gathered with officials on Thursday to watch the live launch via video from NASA, which took place at 5:30 p.m. local time.

Video: Moshe Ben Simhon

Control of the satellites, which will be used to carry out various tasks, will be possible from communication stations in Israel. Altogether, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched over 100 satellites from different countries into orbit.

"This is one of the Israel Space Agency and the Science and Technology Ministry's most exciting programs," Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen said. "It connects between different students and peoples, and leads to a social change."

Director-General of the Israel Space Agency Uri Oron said,

"The participants, their families and the educational staff have achieved a tremendous accomplishment. We have all realized that space has the potential to connect and bring success. This is the first milestone of the program, but given its success, I am confident that more will follow."

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