Posted on 03/28/2011 3:50:01 PM PDT by kronos77
The Israeli government has signed an agreement with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, for cooperation in space for peaceful purposes. Areas where the two countries may work together are exploration and research, remote sensing of Earth from space, materials science, space biology and medicine, satellite navigation technology, and launch services. Israel also has similar agreements with NASA and the ESA.
The two countries have already been cooperating extensively in development of high-tech hardware, and Russia has purchased Israeli-made unmanned drones for its security services.
One of the goals of the Israeli Space Agency is to promote innovative scientific projects based on international collaboration.
“The trend of international cooperation and unification of forces for action in space is more and more dominant and there are now several major multinational projects like the space station, handling problems and global warming climate research, spacecraft operation… physics and solar system exploration,” said Dr. Zvi Kaplan, head of the Israeli Space Agency. “We thank all of the organizations that were active in achieving the agreement, including the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Justice.”
Those present at the signing included Kaplan, Anatoly Perminov, head of Roscosmos, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Science and Technology Professor Daniel Hershkowitz, Russian Ambassador to Israel, Peter Stganye, and experts from both countries in space.
According to the Israeli science news website Hayadan, Netanyahu said that the combination of Russia’s most developed industrial and Israel’s sophisticated technology will provide for improvements and changes for both countries in space.
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A shot across O-bozo’s bow?
Israel and Russia can partner up while Russia gives Iran technical advice on its nuclear program and weaponry. Great partnerships.
Apparently they did not get Obama directive that the goal of the space exploration is to improve self esteem in the muslim lands.
I guess for Israel it is “just business”. But the fact of the matter is that Russia and her weapons have been responsible for thousands of Israeli deaths since inception. Russia has done more to soil this planet than any other country.
Thanks kronos77.
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