President Yitzhak Herzog met this morning (Thursday) with Eitan Steve, who will be the second Israeli astronaut to fly into space.
Steva will take off for the International Space Station in about two months as part of the 'Sky' mission.
President Herzog meets with Eitan Steve // Photo: Credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO
The President and Steva discussed his preparations as part of the 'Sky' mission, which is led in Israel by the Ramon Foundation and the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
During the meeting, the President gave Stiva a unique gift, a cube made of glass on which the prayer for the peace of the State of Israel is engraved in the handwriting of a friend, the president's grandfather, the first Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Isaac Halevi Herzog.
President Herzog and Steva // Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO,
The President wished Steve a great success ahead of his departure and said: "The eyes of all the people are on you. I would like to wish you from the bottom of my heart success in your important mission in space, which will affect all of humanity for another 100 years. "Peace, and return to peace. Take care of yourself."
Eitan Steve thanked the President and said: "As an Israeli who was born, raised and educated here, it is a great privilege for me to meet the President of the State and share with him the details of the 'Sky' mission. "Scientific, technological, and artistic fields with an emphasis on innovation and education. I will take the prayer with me and as it is written in it, from the end of heaven it will return here, to Israel, to the President's house."
The special gift from President Herzog // Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO,
In about two months, Eitan Steve will take off for the International Space Station as part of the 'Sky' mission.
The mission is designed to promote and expand the Israeli space industry.
During his stay at the International Station, Steve will perform dozens of scientific experiments for Israeli companies, make educational content accessible to Israeli children in Hebrew and provide a platform for Israeli works of art.
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