NO DREAM IS BEYOND REACH

Altitude 400 km

Speed 28,000 km/h

On April 8, 2022, Eytan Stibbe took off on a historic mission in the International Space Station. The Rakia mission opened a world of opportunity for extraterrestrial discoveries through scientific experiments in space.

The Journey to Rakia. Preperations that took place pre Lift-Off

עוד חדשות ⟵

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19—01—2024

The AX-3 mission launch

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19—01—2024

Eytan Stibbe Joins World Economic Forum Panel

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30—01—2024

Introducing: The Israeli Space Forum

The world’s largest satellite: Introducing the International Space Station

The Rakia Mission took place in the International Space Station. Only 241 persons from 19 countries have spent time in it in the past decades. It is intended to serve as a giant orbiting laboratory, enabling in-depth study of various phenomena under conditions of microgravity.

Visit the Station

Education and Rakia - Content & Activities

Our content is written by leading science experts and is suited for all age groups. Join us and take part in this historic mission of launching the second Israeli into space

JHS & High School

Lectures, lesson plans, contests and other activities related to space and the Mission for junior high and high-schoolers

Elementary

Lectures,Lesson plans and contests providing your students with a close-up introduction to the Rakia Mission

Preschool

Lesson plans, games and contests enabling your preschoolers to be part of the Rakia Mission - launching the second Israeli into space

Preschool

Lesson plans, games and contests enabling your preschoolers to be part of the Rakia Mission - launching the second Israeli into space

Elementary

Lesson plans and contests providing your students with a close-up introduction to the Mission

Junior High & High School

Lectures, lesson plans, contests and other activities related to space and the Mission for junior high and high-schoolers

All Education Programs →

לכל תוכניות החינוך של רקיע ←

All Experiments →

Science in Action from Space

30 Groundbreaking Experiments will be Carried Out in the Rakia Mission

Rakia Mission is going to enable Israeli entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers to advance innovative ideas. It will be a rare opportunity for them to test their work in a unique research environment, thereby making a contribution to research and to the Israeli and international research industry.

״אני טס כדי לתרום למדע, לעורר השראה בקרב ילדים, ולקדם סטארט-אפים ישראליים בתחום החלל״ איתן סטיבה, בדרך להיות הישראלי השני בחלל

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Israeli Space Week: Talking with American Astronaut Jessica Meir

07—03—2024

Israeli Space Week: Talking with American Astronaut Jessica Meir

From Reality to a Dream - From Pilot to Astronaut / Eytan Stibbe

22—05—2023

From Reality to a Dream - From Pilot to Astronaut / Eytan Stibbe

10—05—2022

Save the world, child / Eytan Stibbe

My mother, Elma Stibbe née van Adelsberg

26—04—2022

My mother, Elma Stibbe née van Adelsberg

Space has room for

Everyone

The Rakia Mission was not a one-man mission - it belonged to all of us. It involved scientists, researchers, education organizations, teachers, Israeli artists, etc.

All Activities

Art

We have teamed up with leading artists in Israel to examine new, groundbreaking forms, actions, and thoughts on the essence of humanity.

Introducing the Artists

Science

Along with the astronauts, a series of 44 experiments are going to be launched, which will be carried out in space, and which will enable Israeli entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers to advance innovative ideas and to test their initiative in a unique research environment.

The full list of experiments

Education

During the mission, Israel’s children, K-12, will be able to enjoy a range of educational .activities that are going to expose them to a fascinating, unknown world

Activities of Education in Space

This Report offers insights and lessons learned from the Rakia mission, to make space exploration more inclusive and meaningful for people of all ages and for generations to come. It attempts to evaluate the impact to date of the mission’s activities, 6 months after the Ax-1 splashdown, and is an invitation to observe and reflect on this impact.

Read the report