Mar 1, 2020 · During the Apollo program, which landed Americans on the moon six times between 1969 and 1972, NASA was filled with both Jewish scientists and a large group of Germans …

Oct 14, 2021 · Jews have been boldly going into space for over half a century — and this week, Jewish actor William Shatner, AKA Captain Kirk from “Star Trek,” joined their ranks.

Jan 28, 2015 · Jeffrey Hoffman was the first American Jewish man in space and the first person to ever bring a Torah into space. He did this during his 1996 mission on the Space Shuttle …

Since 1992, NASA and the J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have collaborated on the AERONET program, a study of the relation …

It’s been 50 years since Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. But there was another “first” six months earlier – in January 1969, the first Jew …

Mar 16, 2018 · Judith Resnik became the first Jewish American and second Jew (Soviet astronaut Boris Volynov was the first) to go into space when she flew on the maiden voyage of the …

The exhibit Jews in Space tells the story of Jews’ relationship to the solar system, and features a wide array of materials, including: Rare 18th and 19th century rabbinic tomes on astronomy in …

Dec 10, 2020 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and …

Jul 19, 2019 · NEW YORK (JTA) — In the 1960s, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn were household names, idolized as god-like figures by a public enraptured by …

Seven Jews have participated in American space exploration as astronauts. Two women and five men have flown into space. Of these, two were killed in space accidents. Jay Apt qualified as …