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Prof. Dan Blumberg, BGU’s Vice President for Regional and Industrial Development, added another achievement to his impressive resume with his appointment to the position of Chairperson of the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. In this role, Blumberg heads the Agency's advisory committee. The Israel Space Agency initiates, leads and coordinates the country’s civilian aerospace activity. "The State of Israel belongs to a small and prestigious group of countries that have access to space. Just as the State was able to leverage other fields, I have no doubt that aerospace will also translate into economic and social growth," he said after his appointment.

speaks to the success of that sector here.” Israel is also on the verge of sending its first telescope into space, Ultrasat. “Ultrasat’s objective is to provide a wide field of view into deep space and to make observations so at the high resolution telescopes at NASA can then look at events in deep space directly,” said Blumberg. “At the moment, they don’t have that wide field of view. We’re going to act as the information center for other space agencies, so they can direct their satellites at the correct observation points.” "Other countries will absolutely come to rely on Israeli tech in space, just as they rely on some Israeli tech on Earth,” he added. Prof. Blumberg earned his doctorate in planetary geology at the University of Arizona and joined the faculty of BGU in 1996. He specializes in remote sensing, which utilizes observation

Prof. Dan Blumberg, BGU’s Vice President for Regional & Industrial Development, added another achievement to his impressive resume with his appointment as Chairman of the Israel Space Agency.

“Space tech is crucial to Israel's security, prosperity, and global

competitiveness,” he told the Jewish Chronicle recently. “Israelis have a great appetite and curiosity for space, which

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