National Committee for Space Research

National Committee for Space Research
Committee overview
Formed	1960
Superseding agency	Israel Space Agency (1983);
Headquarters	Jerusalem, Israel
Minister responsible	Daniel Weihs, Chairman;

The National Committee for Space Research (NCSR) was a committee established in 1960 by the Israeli Government in affiliation with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities to explorer the feasibility of space launches and satellites development, and to formulate the Israel Space Agency. The committee was made of a group of dedicated to the research and development of space-related sciences, and to demonstrate Israeli capabilities to its antagonistic neighbors at the time, especially Egypt.

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