The name of Eitan Steve’s mission on the space station was revealed

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Next year Eitan Steve is expected to take off into space as part The command of the private mission The first together with an American astronaut who retired from NASA and two entrepreneurs from the United States and Canada. Tonight (Thursday) it was revealed, as part of the Israeli Space Week of the Israeli Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology that the mission name will be “Sky” The final – along with Aluma and Kedma – won more than 60% of the votes.
The logo of the mission The logo of the mission

The logo of the mission

(Design: Brave Branding)

The Ministry of Science and Technology explained that the name Rakia has many meanings related to the mission of the second Israeli to space: Rakia is a synonym for heaven and appears in the Bible, in the book of Genesis, on the second day of creation: And he shall separate between the waters which are under the firmament, and between the waters which are above the firmament: and it shall be, that the LORD shall call the firmament and the firmament.

(Photo: Amit Hoover, Uri Davidovich)

In addition, the name Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut in space, has personal significance. Later, the late Rona Ramon published a book of diaries written by Ilan and Assaf, entitled “Only Heaven Above Us.”

The Ministry of Science added that along with the groundbreaking Israeli scientific experiments that Eitan Stiva will perform during his stay at the International Space Station, the “Sky” mission is a significant educational task and the second Israeli in space will spend many hours in space teaching Hebrew lessons to Israeli students and other educational initiatives.

The logo, designed by Brave Branding, also symbolizes the breaking of boundaries and creativity of the mission. The round sphere, symbolizes the earth and the star system, and the color symbolizes the fire and water. The two points represent one Ilan Ramon and the other Eitan Steve.

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