Yafit Ovadia

Jerusalem Report logo small (credit: JPOST STAFF) How did one Israeli piece of technology end up on Mars? It may come as a surprise, but the coolant device on NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover originated from a kibbutz in northeastern Israel. Ricor Cryogenic Systems, located in the northern kibbutz of Ein Harod, constructs sophisticated cooling devices for thermal imaging to help airplanes detect objects, and systems that help spacecraft survive in space’s extreme temperatures.

“There’s a staggering amount of data out there; if you know what to do, you can turn yourself into a miniature intelligence powerhouse,” says Managing Director of The Intel Lab Itay Bar-Lev From the war in Ukraine, to Iran’s secret nuclear facility and uncovering drug rings in South America, no international conflict is safe from intelligence agencies who can easily obtain satellite data from space, and gain insight into covert operations.