Israel’s Space Plan Exploded With SpaceX Rocket. Now What?
- Government could take steps to keep local satellite production
- Accident biggest blow to space program since astronaut’s death
Raw Video: SpaceX Rocket Explodes
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A large question mark looms over Israel’s space industry after its prized Amos-6 satellite blew up in a failed pre-launch test of a SpaceX rocket.
Space Communication Ltd., the Israeli company that was to operate the Amos-6, is still picking up the pieces and deciding what to do next. The government will formulate a long-term national space program, and may help develop a communications satellite, the Science Ministry said after an emergency meeting Sunday with representatives of the country’s space industries.