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CNES & ISA launch VENuS on 1 Aug. 2017 (42sec) (Eng.) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

CNES & ISA launch VENuS satellite on 1 August 2017 (English)

Reporting, Cinematography & Editing by Frederic Eger

Jean-Yves Legall: VENuS satellite project (French with English Subtitles)

The Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) launches the VENuS Satellite:

Joint French-Israeli VENUS mission

The 1st cooperation programme undertaken by France and Israel is set to produce the VENµS Earth observation satellite, dedicated to monitoring vegetation. VENµS will be developed jointly by the Israel Space Agency (Isa) and CNES, under a memorandum of understanding between the 2 agencies. 1st joint French-Israeli mission

One year ago, France and Israel completed the 1st phase of their joint VENµS* mission, validating the main concepts. Today, they have consolidated the foundations of the programme and VENµS has entered its development phase.

CNES President Yannick d'Escatha and Isa Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the mission on 12 April. Two months later, on 16 June, the CNES Board of Directors gave its official go-ahead for VENµS and allocated funding to pursue the programme.

VENµS monitors vegetation all over the planet ; credits CNES VENµS is a research demonstrator mission for the GMES programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). Dedicated to monitoring vegetation, it will lay the foundations of an operational GMES observatory designed to keep track of the environment and manage natural resources.

A programme to monitor vegetation Mapping land use is a basic requirement. In this respect, VENµS is opening new horizons. Every 2 days, the satellite will cover 50 sites representative of the world’s main inland and coastal ecosystems in 12 spectral bands in the visible and near-infrared.

By mapping vegetation at high resolution using a superspectral camera, the satellite will make it possible to derive enhanced information from this type of data. More significantly, it will also help to automate and improve thematic mapping procedures.

Plant cover seen by the vegetation instrument ; credits CNES

Other VENµS applications include assessment of carbon flux and monitoring and management of crop production and water resources.

The mission will also be used to characterize water colour for applications in continental hydrology and coastal oceanography.

ISA and CNES are sharing responsibilities for the VENµS programme. Isa will be responsible for the spacecraft bus, satellite integration, engineering data, and the satellite control centre.

CNES is responsible for the science mission centre, including the science data processing centre and programming centre. These facilities are located at the Toulouse Space Centre.

CNES is also supplying the superspectral camera and is in charge of the launcher interface. Olive trees ; credits CNES

VENµS is the 1st satellite developed jointly by the 2 agencies and will be operational in 2008.

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Avi Blasberger Press Conference Speech (3min50) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Avi Blasberger Press Conference Speech: Venus satellite launch (3min50) About VENuS Satellite: Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite (VENµS) is a near polar sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite being jointly built by the Israeli Space Agency and CNES. The project was signed upon in April 2005[5] and is planned to be launched in July 2017.[4] The microsatellite, which set to cost the ISA US$20 million and CNES €10 million, will be designed and built by IAI and Rafael under ISA's supervision.

For the mission, CNES is responsible for supplying the superspectral camera and the science mission center. The ISA is responsible for the satellite control center, the technological mission and payload (Israeli Hall effect Thruster and autonomous mission), the spacecraft, and the launcher interface.

About Avi Blasberger, Israel Space Agency (ISA) Director:

Since the beginning of the 1980s, the State of Israel’s space activity has been the result of a national security need. The efforts that were invested led to Israel’s full and independent capability for developing and launching satellites into space, managing and operating satellites in their orbits, as well as maximizing their output. From the outset, the State of Israel has focused on the field of light-weight satellites, without compromising on their level of performance. This pioneer breakthrough has become a global trend, giving us an early advantage in the market in which there is an increasing need for reducing costs in order to implement a growing number of space missions.

Over the years, there has been a growing realization that Israel’s space assets are also relevant to the civilian world with a potential of entering the international market. At the same time, there has been a growing international recognition of the scientific achievements of Israel’s scientists in a variety of fields related to the study of space, its environment, our solar system and alternate solar systems, as well as the field of space observations of the Earth and the development of groundbreaking technologies that support present capabilities and those that will be required in the future. The State of Israel’s achievements were made possible by establishing development and production infrastructure for Israel’s space industry and thanks to outstanding scientists, researchers, development professionals, engineers, practical engineers and technicians whose future is linked with the future of the space industry. These professionals have been motivated by the professional challenge and their sense of mission, which have resulted in valuable experience and knowledge.

In recent years, the Israel Space Agency has increased its efforts to expand Israel’s civilian space activity, in order to leverage the achievements and to enable the entire Israeli space sector to develop into a competitive, significant and influential entity which can ensure its existence and future. These capabilities also have great significance in promoting Israel’s political relations and positioning it as a country that promotes space, science and technology for the welfare of Israeli residents and the entire human race.

The Space Agency encourages international cooperation with fellow space agencies in order to promote joint projects that contribute to reducing the burden of the development. This cooperation also strengthens the State of Israel’s international relations - including the close cooperation with international space organizations which influence the global agenda in the space sector. We invest in research and development using other channels, in order to promote unique capabilities in the academia and industry. This research and development will ensure Israel’s leading status in the fields in which it has a relative or potential advantage. Concurrently, this unprecedented successful activity encourages Israel’s future generation to choose a career in the space industry. This field will serve as a catalyst for promoting a large number of outstanding professionals in the science and technology industries, in light of the growing need and challenges of Israel’s hi-tech industry. The Space Agency serves as an open house for entrepreneurs and works to increase public awareness as to the importance of the field and its direct impact on the quality of our lives. This field that once was just the product of our imagination has currently become a reality that is here to stay.

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CNES & ISA launch VENuS on 1 Aug. 2017 (1min47) (Fr) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

CNES & ISA launch VENuS satellite on 1 August 2017 (French) Reporting, Cinematography & Editing by Frederic Eger Jean-Yves Legall: VENuS satellite project (French with English Subtitles) The Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) launches the VENuS Satellite: Joint French-Israeli VENUS mission The 1st cooperation programme undertaken by France and Israel is set to produce the VENµS Earth observation satellite, dedicated to monitoring vegetation. VENµS will be developed jointly by the Israel Space Agency (Isa) and CNES, under a memorandum of understanding between the 2 agencies. 1st joint French-Israeli mission One year ago, France and Israel completed the 1st phase of their joint VENµS* mission, validating the main concepts. Today, they have consolidated the foundations of the programme and VENµS has entered its development phase. CNES President Yannick d'Escatha and Isa Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the mission on 12 April. Two months later, on 16 June, the CNES Board of Directors gave its official go-ahead for VENµS and allocated funding to pursue the programme. VENµS monitors vegetation all over the planet ; credits CNES VENµS is a research demonstrator mission for the GMES programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). Dedicated to monitoring vegetation, it will lay the foundations of an operational GMES observatory designed to keep track of the environment and manage natural resources. A programme to monitor vegetation Mapping land use is a basic requirement. In this respect, VENµS is opening new horizons. Every 2 days, the satellite will cover 50 sites representative of the world’s main inland and coastal ecosystems in 12 spectral bands in the visible and near-infrared. By mapping vegetation at high resolution using a superspectral camera, the satellite will make it possible to derive enhanced information from this type of data. More significantly, it will also help to automate and improve thematic mapping procedures. Plant cover seen by the vegetation instrument ; credits CNES Other VENµS applications include assessment of carbon flux and monitoring and management of crop production and water resources. The mission will also be used to characterize water colour for applications in continental hydrology and coastal oceanography. Isa and CNES are sharing responsibilities for the VENµS programme. Isa will be responsible for the spacecraft bus, satellite integration, engineering data, and the satellite control centre. CNES is responsible for the science mission centre, including the science data processing centre and programming centre. These facilities are located at the Toulouse Space Centre. CNES is also supplying the superspectral camera and is in charge of the launcher interface. Olive trees ; credits CNES VENµS is the 1st satellite developed jointly by the 2 agencies and will be operational in 2008.

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Tsipi Haitovsky explains Biomed 2017 from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Tsipi Haitovsky explains Biomed 2017

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Ofir Akunis, Israel Science Minister Venus Launch Speech from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Ofir Akunis, Israel Minister of Science & Technology, Speech during the Press Conference Venus Satellite launch. Ofir Akunis (Hebrew: אופיר אקוניס‎‎, born 28 May 1973) is a right-wing Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Likud party and Minister of Science, Technology and Space. Akunis was born in Tel Aviv in 1973 and educated at Herzliya Hebrew High School between 1987 and 1991. He served as youth correspondent for the weekly "Ma'ariv LaNoar" magazine. During his national service he served as a military correspondent for the Chief Education Officer of the Education and Youth Corps. After his army service he served as music editor of the radio program "Youth Club" on Reshet Gimmel, and on other programs. He completed his bachelor's degree in political science and international relations. In January 1996 he joined the Likud party and began working in the information department at Metzudat Ze'ev in Tel Aviv. In June 1996, when Binyamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister after winning the elections, Ofir Akunis served as Deputy Media Advisor to the Prime Minister. He subsequently became spokesman for the Likud party. In 2003 he won the Menachem Begin Award for his thesis "Morals and Realism in Israeli Politics". He later worked as a spokesman for the Minister of Justice, and in 2004 was appointed Media Advisor for Netanyahu in the Ministry of Finance. He continued to serve as his advisor until 2008 before being appointed as Deputy Director of Communications and Information for the Likud. The 18th Knesset Prior to the 2009 elections, Akunis participated in the primaries for the Likud and reached the 28th place. He submitted a petition to the election committee of the Likud together with other candidates. On 12 December 2008 the petition was accepted, and subsequently was promoted to the 26th place on the list, which is reserved for the Tel Aviv district. Post factum, it turned out that if the petition was not accepted, he would not have been elected to the Knesset, as the Likud won 27 mandates in the elections. Akunis was subsequently moved up to twenty-sixth place, and entered the Knesset as Likud won 27 seats. During his first two years as a Knesset member, Ofir Akunis served as Chairman of the Economic Committee. He was also appointed Deputy Speaker of the House. After the flotilla to Gaza, Ofir Akunis confronted the Knesset members of the Balad party several times, and even announced several times that as the Likud's representative to the Central Elections Committee he would demand the disqualification of their list and the disqualification of MK Hanin Zuabi, who participated in the flotilla. According to the statistics of the Knesset Ofir Akunis is considered a very active member, both in the Knesset plenum and in the committees in which he participates. Economic Committee Activities During his service as Chairman of the Economic Committee, Ofir Akunis collaborated with the Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in opening the cellular communications market to competition, including supporting a decrease in link fees and adding virtual operators and new companies to this market. He promoted the consumer cash refund law and initiated the reverse interest law. In the television sector he promoted legislation regulating the transition from franchises to licenses, and initiated the increase of channels broadcast free of charge by the "Idan+" DDT broadcasting service. He objected to the Ministry of Finance's demand to increase radio and television fees, and actually lead to its decrease. Legislation Ofir Akunis promoted consumer, civilian and political related legislation, among them: Legislation enabling parking at bus stations on holidays Legislation providing free water saving devices ("chaschamim") Legislation prohibiting cable and satellite broadcasting companies to charge fines for terminating services In December 2010 an amendment to the Flag and State Symbol Law was approved, stipulating that State flags must be manufactured in Israel. The amendment was submitted together with MK Shelly Yechimovitch and other MKs Proposed legislation requiring a referendum to be held for any future political agreement with the Palestinian Authority regarding the future of Yehuda and Shomron MK Akunis is one of the initiators of the "Embargo Prohibition Law", the purpose of which is to prevent any party banning Israel to benefit from financing or services provided by the State, including prohibiting their entrance into the country Additional functions in the Knesset and the Likud Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Member of the State Inspection Committee Member of the Children's Rights Committee Joint Chairman (together with MK Shai Chermesh) of the "Knesset Forum for International Relations " lobby Chairman of the Committee for issues relating to the Second Television and Radio Authority

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VEGA rocket launcher explained (Arianespace) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Vega rocket launcher explained (Arianespace) Vega is designed to cope with a wide range of missions and payload configurations in order to respond to different market opportunities.

Unlike most small launchers, Vega is able to place multiple payloads into orbit. In particular, it offers configurations able to handle payloads ranging from a single satellite up to one main satellite plus additional small satellites.

Payload masses range from 300 kg to 2500 kg, depending on the type and altitude of the orbit required by the customers. Vega is benchmarked to loft 1500 kg into a 700 km-altitude circular orbit at 90° inclination. It is the ideal launcher for most scientific and Earth observation missions.

Named after the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere, Vega makes access to space easier, quicker and cheaper. It operates from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Vega is a 3 m-diameter single-body vehicle, standing 30 m tall with a liftoff mass of 137 tonnes. It has three solid-propellant stages and a liquid-propellant upper module for attitude and orbit control, and satellite release.

Vega officially became an ESA programme in June 1998, when the Agency inherited the small-launcher programme of Italy’s ASI space agency.

Following Vega’s debut on 13 February 2012, ESA’s Verta (Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment) programme was set up with the main objective of providing a framework for the smooth transition of Vega from development to exploitation.

This included securing the initial exploitation of Vega by supporting the development of complementary technical advances and demonstrating a range of capabilities and flexibility over five more launches.

Vega moved to full commercial exploitation in December 2015.

At the same time, ESA refined and improved the launch system configuration and operations. This lowered costs mainly by speeding up the launch campaign.

The Vega launches in 2015 (IXV, Sentinel-2A and LISA Pathfinder) displayed the capacity of the system to reach three missions per year, providing confidence to customers and helping Arianespace to maintain its lead in this market segment.

ESA’s Launchers Exploitation Accompaniment Programme, or LEAP, will ensure that Vega remains operational and that further improvements will reduce launch service costs. Artist's view of Vega-C

At the ESA Ministerial meeting in December 2014, Member States agreed to begin developing the more powerful Vega-C, now expected to debut mid-2019, with the main objectives:

to strengthen Vega’s position in the market in the short to medium term; to increase launch vehicle performance by at least 300 kg and increase the flexibility for multiple payloads missions; to be able to introduce the Vega-C configuration to the market from end-2018 at a cost no higher than today’s Vega, profiting from the shared development with Ariane 6 of the first-stage motor; to reduce the dependency on non-European sources in launcher production at no extra cost; to respond better to long-term institutional needs; to help maintain European industrial engineering capabilities, particularly in propulsion, in parallel to the Vega and Vega-C exploitation.

Additional improvements are being studied to enable Vega to carry micro- and nanosatellites in order to be cost-effective in this emerging market.

Last update: 10 May 2017

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Mission Venµs explained by CNES (French) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Mission Venµs explained by CNES (French) VENµS is the first cooperative Earth observation program of Israel (ISA) and France (CNES). The minisatellite mission is being developed jointly by ISA (Israel Space Agency) and CNES, under a memorandum of understanding between the two space agencies, signed in April 2005. In this setup, ISA and CNES are sharing responsibilities for the VENµS program. ISA is responsible for the spacecraft bus, satellite integration, engineering data, and the satellite control center including mission operations. CNES is responsible for the science mission center, including the science data processing center and programming center. CNES is also providing the superspectral camera and is in charge of the launcher interface.The main program participants are: ISA, CNES, CESBIO (Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère, Toulouse, France), ELOp (Elbit Systems Ltd. Electro-Optics of Rehovot, Israel), BGU/BIRD/RSL (Ben Gurion University of the Negev/Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research/Remote Sensing Laboratory), IAI/MBT Space Division (Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.), and Rafael. The satellite carries two missions, a Scientific mission and a Technological mission.

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VEGA Arianespace Flight Venµs Sat Launch from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

VEGA Arianespace Flight Venµs Sat Launch

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Ehud Hayun, VENuS Systems Engineer from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Ehud Hayun, VENuS Systems Engineer Ehud Hayun, Senior Space Systems Engineer. Satellite Operations and In Orbit Testing during... Aerospace Industries, IAI - MBT Space Division, GE Healthcare israel, IAI/MBT System Engineer at MBT SPACE Israel Space Systems Engineer. Satellite Operations and LEOP expert with proven experience. Experience in tailoring and implementing "lean" design. Languages: Hebrew, English iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2015/plenary-programme/remote-superspectral-and-hyperspectral-sensing-from-space/

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Ofir Akunis, Israel Science Minister Vega launch Speech from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Ofir Akunis, Israel Science Minister Vega launch Speech (1 August 2017) (2min15)

Ofir Akunis (Hebrew: אופיר אקוניס‎‎, born 28 May 1973) is a right-wing Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Likud party and Minister of Science, Technology and Space. Akunis was born in Tel Aviv in 1973 and educated at Herzliya Hebrew High School between 1987 and 1991. He served as youth correspondent for the weekly "Ma'ariv LaNoar" magazine. During his national service he served as a military correspondent for the Chief Education Officer of the Education and Youth Corps. After his army service he served as music editor of the radio program "Youth Club" on Reshet Gimmel, and on other programs. He completed his bachelor's degree in political science and international relations. In January 1996 he joined the Likud party and began working in the information department at Metzudat Ze'ev in Tel Aviv. In June 1996, when Binyamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister after winning the elections, Ofir Akunis served as Deputy Media Advisor to the Prime Minister. He subsequently became spokesman for the Likud party. In 2003 he won the Menachem Begin Award for his thesis "Morals and Realism in Israeli Politics". He later worked as a spokesman for the Minister of Justice, and in 2004 was appointed Media Advisor for Netanyahu in the Ministry of Finance. He continued to serve as his advisor until 2008 before being appointed as Deputy Director of Communications and Information for the Likud. The 18th Knesset Prior to the 2009 elections, Akunis participated in the primaries for the Likud and reached the 28th place. He submitted a petition to the election committee of the Likud together with other candidates. On 12 December 2008 the petition was accepted, and subsequently was promoted to the 26th place on the list, which is reserved for the Tel Aviv district. Post factum, it turned out that if the petition was not accepted, he would not have been elected to the Knesset, as the Likud won 27 mandates in the elections. Akunis was subsequently moved up to twenty-sixth place, and entered the Knesset as Likud won 27 seats. During his first two years as a Knesset member, Ofir Akunis served as Chairman of the Economic Committee. He was also appointed Deputy Speaker of the House. After the flotilla to Gaza, Ofir Akunis confronted the Knesset members of the Balad party several times, and even announced several times that as the Likud's representative to the Central Elections Committee he would demand the disqualification of their list and the disqualification of MK Hanin Zuabi, who participated in the flotilla. According to the statistics of the Knesset Ofir Akunis is considered a very active member, both in the Knesset plenum and in the committees in which he participates. Economic Committee Activities During his service as Chairman of the Economic Committee, Ofir Akunis collaborated with the Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in opening the cellular communications market to competition, including supporting a decrease in link fees and adding virtual operators and new companies to this market. He promoted the consumer cash refund law and initiated the reverse interest law. In the television sector he promoted legislation regulating the transition from franchises to licenses, and initiated the increase of channels broadcast free of charge by the "Idan+" DDT broadcasting service. He objected to the Ministry of Finance's demand to increase radio and television fees, and actually lead to its decrease. Legislation Ofir Akunis promoted consumer, civilian and political related legislation, among them: Legislation enabling parking at bus stations on holidays Legislation providing free water saving devices ("chaschamim") Legislation prohibiting cable and satellite broadcasting companies to charge fines for terminating services In December 2010 an amendment to the Flag and State Symbol Law was approved, stipulating that State flags must be manufactured in Israel. The amendment was submitted together with MK Shelly Yechimovitch and other MKs Proposed legislation requiring a referendum to be held for any future political agreement with the Palestinian Authority regarding the future of Yehuda and Shomron MK Akunis is one of the initiators of the "Embargo Prohibition Law", the purpose of which is to prevent any party banning Israel to benefit from financing or services provided by the State, including prohibiting their entrance into the country Additional functions in the Knesset and the Likud Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Member of the State Inspection Committee Member of the Children's Rights Committee Joint Chairman (together with MK Shai Chermesh) of the "Knesset Forum for International Relations " lobby Chairman of the Committee for issues r

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Europa Report Trailer (2013) (2min14) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Europa, Jupiter's moon is known to have potential to support life. Hence a manned mission is sent to Europa to search for data proving existence of life there. "Europa report" shows the difficult choices and sacrifices the crew has to make to fulfill their objective of sending valuable data to Earth for research.

An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

The whole movie is made to look like it was made from a collection of recovered video footage. The movie begins with an introductory screen saying, "The Europa One mission was the first attempt to send men and women into deep space." Various camera feeds are shown of the ship's interior and exterior. In one video, Engineer James Corrigan (Sharlto Copley) is shown recording a video diary; in others team captain William Xu (Daniel Wu) is seen adjusting various panels, Dr. Katya Petrovna (Karolina Wydra) is seen fixing gear, Andrei Blok (Michael Nyqvist) and Dr. Daniel Luxembourg (Christian Camargo) are seen enjoying a floating game of chess and pilot Rosa Dasque (Anamaria Marinca) is seen adjusting panels and monitors in the cockpit. The camera feeds slowly start to get distorted and eventually stop, with the feed from the cockpit of pilot Rosa Dasque being the last image before a static.

Back on what appears to be earth at that present time, Dr. Samantha Unger (Embeth Davidtz) is apparently giving an interview on the Europa One mission, saying, "These were the last few images from the Europa One craft. At that time it had already traveled further than any human being had ever traveled before. For 16 long months I have been asked the simple but loaded question: What happened?..all...I am sorry.." She is visually upset while recalling the mission details.

It appears that somehow the rest of the mission video footage was later recovered and then compiled to tell the story of the crew aboard Europa One.

The footage of Europa One resumes with the team assembled in the central living area, all except James Corrigan. Everyone is upset; it is obvious something bad must have happened. Katya asks about informing 'his' family and whether they should go on. Back on earth Dr. Umber explains she was on board a transatlantic flight when she was informed that feed transmission from Europa One had stopped, and what they expected to be just delayed was already over 15 hours of dead feed.

The recorded video diary of pilot Rosa is shown and she confirms the death of James Corrigan, and how badly it affected the whole team, saying how the "exhilaration of it all left." The rest of the team appear in various camera feeds visibly stressed and broken down, Andrei seemingly most distraught. Daniel and Katya pack James' bag. A year after James' death the team is still depressed and trying to cope.

The mission video feed now goes back 19 months, 10 days and 14 hours to explain the events that lead to the current situation. The viewers are now taken back to the launch day. The administration including Dr. Umber are all excited to introduce the mission and reveal its purpose. The team pull off a successful launch and are up in space on their way to Europa. The 6 man crew, the first to journey beyond the moon, is applauded loudly at mission control. On board James starts his video diary by introducing the ship's interior, their daily life and the rest of the excited crew. Dr. Umber (back on Earth) cuts in saying how far they have come and how far they yet have to go. Several pre-launch interviews are shown explaining that the purpose of the mission is to seek out life in Europa, as it has been confirmed that free water does exist beneath its very thick layer of ice, and even heat signatures have been found in the area called the "Conamara Chaos." On board, the team continues with their regular life. Various interviews of the team members back on earth are shown, including more information about the trip prior to the launch. Going forward again to the 19th month of the mission, team captain William Xu and Daniel confront Andrei about his slow recovery and after he leaves rather rudely the two decide that they will be taking him with them in the lander to Europa.

21 months, 16 days and 23 hours into the trip Jupiter is very close and pilot Rosa records in her video diary that the closeness of the planet brought back the excitement, and the team is ready to work for the mission again. The crew soon reach Europa and prepare the lander. They reach close to the surface smoothly but face radiation interference close to the landing site and choose an alternate landing zone about 100 meters away from the Conamara Chaos- their preferred site. Back on Earth at that time Dr. Umber still had no idea about what happened to the crew, and stared at Jupiter in the night sky hoping that they made it...

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Europa Report (2013) (TV Spot) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Europa, Jupiter's moon is known to have potential to support life. Hence a manned mission is sent to Europa to search for data proving existence of life there. "Europa report" shows the difficult choices and sacrifices the crew has to make to fulfill their objective of sending valuable data to Earth for research.

An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

The whole movie is made to look like it was made from a collection of recovered video footage. The movie begins with an introductory screen saying, "The Europa One mission was the first attempt to send men and women into deep space." Various camera feeds are shown of the ship's interior and exterior. In one video, Engineer James Corrigan (Sharlto Copley) is shown recording a video diary; in others team captain William Xu (Daniel Wu) is seen adjusting various panels, Dr. Katya Petrovna (Karolina Wydra) is seen fixing gear, Andrei Blok (Michael Nyqvist) and Dr. Daniel Luxembourg (Christian Camargo) are seen enjoying a floating game of chess and pilot Rosa Dasque (Anamaria Marinca) is seen adjusting panels and monitors in the cockpit. The camera feeds slowly start to get distorted and eventually stop, with the feed from the cockpit of pilot Rosa Dasque being the last image before a static.

Back on what appears to be earth at that present time, Dr. Samantha Unger (Embeth Davidtz) is apparently giving an interview on the Europa One mission, saying, "These were the last few images from the Europa One craft. At that time it had already traveled further than any human being had ever traveled before. For 16 long months I have been asked the simple but loaded question: What happened?..all...I am sorry.." She is visually upset while recalling the mission details.

It appears that somehow the rest of the mission video footage was later recovered and then compiled to tell the story of the crew aboard Europa One.

The footage of Europa One resumes with the team assembled in the central living area, all except James Corrigan. Everyone is upset; it is obvious something bad must have happened. Katya asks about informing 'his' family and whether they should go on. Back on earth Dr. Umber explains she was on board a transatlantic flight when she was informed that feed transmission from Europa One had stopped, and what they expected to be just delayed was already over 15 hours of dead feed.

The recorded video diary of pilot Rosa is shown and she confirms the death of James Corrigan, and how badly it affected the whole team, saying how the "exhilaration of it all left." The rest of the team appear in various camera feeds visibly stressed and broken down, Andrei seemingly most distraught. Daniel and Katya pack James' bag. A year after James' death the team is still depressed and trying to cope.

The mission video feed now goes back 19 months, 10 days and 14 hours to explain the events that lead to the current situation. The viewers are now taken back to the launch day. The administration including Dr. Umber are all excited to introduce the mission and reveal its purpose. The team pull off a successful launch and are up in space on their way to Europa. The 6 man crew, the first to journey beyond the moon, is applauded loudly at mission control. On board James starts his video diary by introducing the ship's interior, their daily life and the rest of the excited crew. Dr. Umber (back on Earth) cuts in saying how far they have come and how far they yet have to go. Several pre-launch interviews are shown explaining that the purpose of the mission is to seek out life in Europa, as it has been confirmed that free water does exist beneath its very thick layer of ice, and even heat signatures have been found in the area called the "Conamara Chaos." On board, the team continues with their regular life. Various interviews of the team members back on earth are shown, including more information about the trip prior to the launch. Going forward again to the 19th month of the mission, team captain William Xu and Daniel confront Andrei about his slow recovery and after he leaves rather rudely the two decide that they will be taking him with them in the lander to Europa.

21 months, 16 days and 23 hours into the trip Jupiter is very close and pilot Rosa records in her video diary that the closeness of the planet brought back the excitement, and the team is ready to work for the mission again. The crew soon reach Europa and prepare the lander. They reach close to the surface smoothly but face radiation interference close to the landing site and choose an alternate landing zone about 100 meters away from the Conamara Chaos- their preferred site. Back on Earth at that time Dr. Umber still had no idea about what happened to the crew, and stared at Jupiter in the night sky hoping that they made it...

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Breezo Awards Interview (6min36) from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Breezo Awards Interview (6min36) Our mission is to help cities and businesses improve the health and quality of life for millions of people worldwide, by providing the most accurate air quality data in a format as simple, intuitive, and actionable as weather data. Today, millions of people make informed decisions on well-being using our air quality data and our company services. We aim to reach more than 6 billion people (85% of the world’s population) who live in areas where WHO air quality guidelines are exceeded. What Makes Us Different We provide real-time, dynamic, and location-based data battery We focus on powerful, actionable insights brainstorming BreezoMeter represents a unique fusion between environmental experts and data specialists We deliver unmatched accuracy Our Story BreezoMeter was born from a need to know the quality of the air we breathe, in real time. Our story began back in 2012, as we were looking for houses to live in. We needed to find pollution-free areas because of family health sensitivities, including asthma. As environmental engineers, we understood the connection between our health and the environment, and we refused to compromise on air quality. We decided it was time to make the invisible visible & started the company. After all, we each breathe 3000 gallons of air a day.

The Founders Ran Korber Co-Founder & CEO B.Sc. Environmental Engineering (Summa Cum Laude, Technion). Milken Institute Fellow Alumni who worked with decision makers at Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection. Ziv manages the US office and loves hiking in California. B.Sc. Environmental Engineering (Technion) with vast experience in Environment & Health, as a former environmental manager at F&C LTD. Ran is the Chief Visionary & a proud father.

Ziv Lautman Co-Founder & CMO B.Sc. Software Engineering (Technion) with years of experience in hi-tech and major defense projects. Emil is an expert in software developing management methodologies and techniques as well as a true maker.

Emil Fisher CTO and Co-founder at BreezoMeter Dates Employed Jan 2014 – Present BreezoMeter is the go-to partner for integrating air quality data into products. A wide range of industries – like smart home, healthcare, fitness, cosmetics, automotive, and more – can easily integrate air pollution information using our API. Our top 3 features: Color-coded pollution map with street-level precision. Pollen counts: Forecast & historical data: As the leading provider of air quality information, we’re honored to work with some of the world’s largest brands, including Dyson, L’Oreal, AccuWeather, Cisco, Motorola, Veolia and Mann+Hummel. Media. Tech Crunch: Meet Israel's Air Quality Start Up DTLV: BreezoMeter to Waze: 10 Apps Necessary for City Living - DTLV CNBC: 20 of the world's hottest start-ups of 2014 GeekTime: Every breath you take, BreezoMe ************************************************************************************************************** Ran Korber's burning ambition is to improve the health and quality of life for billions of people across the globe by providing accurate and actionable air quality data. As co-founder and CEO at BreezoMeter, the leading air quality analytic company and one of Israel’s top ten promising startups in 2015 with more than 50 million daily users, I am able on a daily basis to work towards bringing my dream to fruition. My skill set and network were key factors in helping me to build our company. After completing my mandatory army service in one of the IDF’s elite computer units, I went on to study at the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology, earning a BSc in environmental engineering. While still studying at the Technion, I became the first Environmental Officer of several chemical plants belonging to Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL), a multinational manufacturing concern. Prior to founding BreezoMeter, I also lectured at the ORT Braude College of Engineering on desalination and environmental engineering. Setting up BreezoMeter has been an amazing journey, and we are quickly emerging as the leading company providing accurate, real time, location based air quality data and analysis in the field of air pollution, helping the world to make the invisible visible. If you are interested to hear more about our mission you can visit our website at breezometer.com

Also, BreezoMeter is hiring so don't miss the opportunity to be a part of our dream team. Check: breezometer.com/jobs

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Yaky Yanai, IATI Co-Chairman & Pluristem Co-CEO from QuantumEarth.TV on Vimeo.

Yaky Yanay was appointed as our President from February 2014 and as Pluristm's Co-CEO from March 2017. Mr. Yanay served as our Chief Financial Officer from November 2006 until February 2014 and from February 2015 until March 2017. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from February 2014 until March 2017. Until February 2014, he also served as our Secretary since November 2006, and Executive Vice President since March 2013. Before joining Pluristem, Mr. Yanay was the Chief Financial Officer of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd., a public company. Prior to that Mr. Yanay served as manager of audit groups of the technology sector at Ernst & Young Israel. Mr. Yanay is Co-Chairman of Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), the largest umbrella organization representing Israel’s high tech and life science industries. Yanay is representing Israel’s life sciences industry and has served on the Board of Directors of IATI for the past four years. Mr. Yanay also founded and served as Chairman of the “The Life Science Forum”. Mr. Yanay holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in business administration and accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel.

Pluristem's vision is to leverage our advanced technology and our position as a global leader in cell therapy to develop, manufacture and market highly effective cell products that will heal patients around the world. Pluristem strategy is to develop powerful cell therapies that can be successfully commercialized to reach patients who need innovative treatment options. We develop placenta-derived, “off-the-shelf” products that do not require genetic or tissue matching prior to administration and could be delivered in almost any clinical setting. We design distinct cell products to target a variety of indications, and anticipate that a pipeline of differentiated products and indications will allow us to target large global markets. We explore new partnerships to advance our clinical development programs, while maintaining our strong commitment to current corporate, academic and government collaborations. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. MATAM Advanced Technology Park Building #5 -Haifa 31905, Israel +972747108600 +972747108787 info@pluristem.com ******************** Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) Who We Are IATI is Israel’s umbrella organization of the high-tech, life science and other advanced technology industries, with hundreds of paying members from every level and aspect of the ecosystem - including Venture Capital Funds, Israeli R&D Centers of Multinational Companies, Start-Ups, Incubators & Accelerators, Tech Transfer Organization, Academic Institutions, Innovation Centers, Hospitals, Municipalities, Service Providers and more. Through this broad range of members, IATI connects Israel’s tech ecosystem, provides solutions and support at all levels, and integrates the various sectors of the industry with strategic and ongoing governmental goals.

Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) is active in the fields of local and global networking, business development, Knesset lobbying, promotion of STEM education, and event and conference hosting. We represent Israel in strategic cooperation agreements with various foreign countries and regions to promote mutual R&D and trade interests and provide our members with access to top-tier R&D, marketing, and financial service providers, venture capital investors, top-tier global delegations, and much more.

Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) also supports government activity, advocate for public policies that encourage Israeli innovation and entrepreneurship; represent Israel in strategic cooperation agreements with various foreign countries and regions to promote mutual R&D and trade interests; and actively generate global business opportunities for our members.

Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI)'s Forums and Committees meet on a regular basis to brainstorm and launch projects to support Industry interests such as; tax policies, IP protection, STEM education, and more.

Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) aims to advance the high-tech & life science industries and position them as leading Israeli and global trades. IATI is a registered non-profit corporation no. 580554079. Confirmation of Proper Management approved. Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO: karin@iati.co.il *********************************************** Karin Mayer Rubinstein CEO and President, Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI)

Yaara Kassner International Relations Coordinator & STEM Project Manager Oversees local and international collaborations, cooperating with industry associations, governmental ministries, embassies, NGOs and more, both in Israel and globally. Leads IATI's work on Tech

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