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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

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Israel Aerospace Industries is speaking with several groups about teaming up to build landers from the United States to meet CLPS program requirements.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralApr 12, 2019SpaceIL says “chain of events” led to crash of lunar lander

Meir Nissim Nir, director of advanced space systems at IAI, estimated that Beresheet-derived landers could be ready for missions as soon as late 2020 if contracts were signed soon and the work was done in Israel.

Mentioned as: IAIOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2019SpaceIL says “chain of events” led to crash of lunar lander

Israel Aerospace Industries plans small modifications to the Beresheet lander design to allow it to accommodate 30 to 60 kg of scientific payloads depending on whether the spacecraft is launched directly to the moon or placed into a transfer orbit.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative PlanApr 11, 2019SpaceIL lander crashes on moon

SpaceIL contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries to build the Beresheet lander.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesOrg RelationshipApr 4, 2019SpaceIL lander enters lunar orbit

Israel Aerospace Industries built the lander for SpaceIL and is studying other opportunities for using that lander system, including a partnership with German company OHB to study its use for European Space Agency missions.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralMar 28, 2019X Prize Foundation offers “Moonshot Award” to SpaceIL

Israel Aerospace Industries scheduled a few smaller maneuvers to optimize Beresheet’s trajectory in the days after 2019-03-19 and planned no major burns before lunar arrival.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralMar 19, 2019Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon

Israel Aerospace Industries planned slight modifications to the Beresheet design, particularly to the upper deck, to support payloads weighing 30 to 60 kg depending on the initial launch orbit.

Mentioned as: israel aerospace industriesTechnical ProductMar 19, 2019Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon

Israel Aerospace Industries built the Beresheet lander and partnered with German company OHB in January to commercialize the lander platform for potential future missions by the European Space Agency or other national space agencies.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipFeb 25, 2019SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers

Israel Aerospace Industries partnered with German spacecraft builder OHB to offer a version of the Beresheet lander to the European Space Agency for commercial lunar payload delivery.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2019SpaceX launches satellites, moon mission on Falcon 9

Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology committed government financial support to have Amos-8 built in Israel by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

Spacecom purchased Amos-8 from SSL in March 2018 and terminated that contract three weeks after the Israeli government indicated intent to order a domestically built satellite from IAI.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

The 2019-01-29 teaming agreement between Israel Aerospace Industries and OHB System was signed during the Ilan Ramon Space Conference in Israel.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

Under the teaming agreement, Israel Aerospace Industries will offer a version of the lunar lander it built for SpaceIL for use on ESA missions.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

Israel Aerospace Industries shipped the SpaceIL lander Beresheet earlier 2019-01 from Israel to Cape Canaveral for final preparations for launch.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

A mission using the IAI-built lander would likely launch as a secondary payload on a rocket carrying a communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit and then gradually extend its orbit until captured by the moon.

Mentioned as: IAITechnical ProductJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

Israel Aerospace Industries signed a teaming agreement with OHB System on 2019-01-29 to offer commercial delivery of payloads to the lunar surface for the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJan 29, 2019IAI to partner with OHB on lunar delivery services

Workers installed a digital time capsule consisting of three discs into the SpaceIL spacecraft during a 2018-12-17 ceremony at an Israel Aerospace Industries facility.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesTechnical ProductDec 18, 2018SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch

Israel Aerospace Industries was ordered to pay Spacecom $10,000,000 for late delivery of the Amos-6 satellite.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipNov 2, 2018Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion

In mid-October, Spacecom was negotiating with Israel Aerospace Industries to build Amos-8 following Israeli government involvement in the program.

Mentioned as: israel aerospace industriesNarrative GeneralNov 2, 2018Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion

Spacecom ordered Amos-6 from Israel Aerospace Industries in 2012 for $200,000,000.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipNov 2, 2018Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion
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