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The Israel Space Agency (ISA; Hebrew: סוכנות החלל הישראלית Sochnut HeHalal HaYisraelit) is a governmental body a part of Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology that coordinates all Israeli space research programs with scientific and commercial goals.The agency was founded by the theoretical physicist Professor Yuval Ne’eman in 1983 to replace the National Committee for Space Research which was established in 1960 to set up the infrastructure required for space missions.