Israeli Mission to Test Tech for Next Generation of Space Travel

  • Rakia Mission aims to send astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket
  • Project will test fast-charging batteries, telescope lenses

The International Space Station orbiting the Earth.

Source: NASA

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An Israeli mission plans to send four astronauts on a SpaceX rocket early next year to test dozens of new technologies that could enable the next generation of space travel.