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Maybe not a success this time, but a lot will be learned. These types of failures are now we learn, adapt, and move forward.

sanxiyn 8y ago
I doubt SpaceIL will be able to use anything they learned. IIUC they are out of money and can't move forward.
- dmix 8y ago
  The prime minister of Isreal announced they'll try again in two years. So that judgment may be a little premature. Regardless knowledge transfer isn't limited to either of those.
  - sanxiyn 8y ago
    I understood incorrectly then. Nice to hear.
    - dvirsky 8y ago
      What he said was more along the lines of "I hope we'll try again in a couple of years", really non committing.
  - electriclove 8y ago
    Is this a government venture or private? I read that it is private but then I see quotes about the PM like this.
    - Itaxpica 8y ago
      Private but partially funded by the government; the PM was at the launch and had (before the crash) been trumpeting it as a success for the country as a whole
  - SEJeff 8y ago
    Prime Minister Netanyahu? There is a strong chance he'll be indicted and convicted, even though his new coalition is looking to dissolve the power of the judiciary (to bury his criminal indictments): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-bribe-fraud-charges-n977571 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-prime-minister-ben...
    - nir 8y ago
      It doesn't make much difference any way. It's a private venture, his statement was just meant as cheer leading / consolation. I do hope they'll have another go, but it has very little to do with who's in government.
- golemiprague 8y ago
  Many people attribute the tech industry in Israel to the failure of the Lavie fighter jet project, many of the engineers moved forward and created startups utilising the knowledge they accumulated.
inglor 8y ago
True though Israel put its own satellites in space (the Amos program). The cool thing about it was that was a pet project of a few scientists doing it just because it was cool rather than a proper national project

sanxiyn 8y ago

I doubt SpaceIL will be able to use anything they learned. IIUC they are out of money and can't move forward.

dmix 8y ago
The prime minister of Isreal announced they'll try again in two years. So that judgment may be a little premature. Regardless knowledge transfer isn't limited to either of those.
- sanxiyn 8y ago
  I understood incorrectly then. Nice to hear.
  - dvirsky 8y ago
    What he said was more along the lines of "I hope we'll try again in a couple of years", really non committing.
- electriclove 8y ago
  Is this a government venture or private? I read that it is private but then I see quotes about the PM like this.
  - Itaxpica 8y ago
    Private but partially funded by the government; the PM was at the launch and had (before the crash) been trumpeting it as a success for the country as a whole
- SEJeff 8y ago
  Prime Minister Netanyahu? There is a strong chance he'll be indicted and convicted, even though his new coalition is looking to dissolve the power of the judiciary (to bury his criminal indictments): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-bribe-fraud-charges-n977571 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-prime-minister-ben...
  - nir 8y ago
    It doesn't make much difference any way. It's a private venture, his statement was just meant as cheer leading / consolation. I do hope they'll have another go, but it has very little to do with who's in government.
golemiprague 8y ago
Many people attribute the tech industry in Israel to the failure of the Lavie fighter jet project, many of the engineers moved forward and created startups utilising the knowledge they accumulated.

inglor 8y ago

True though Israel put its own satellites in space (the Amos program). The cool thing about it was that was a pet project of a few scientists doing it just because it was cool rather than a proper national project