🚀 Inspired by the next generation of Israel’s space industry

Last week, Sim Dot Space took part in the national opening event of Space Campus IL’s student space community, led by Rakia Mission in partnership with the Israel Space Agency.

The event brought together hundreds of students from academic institutions across the country, alongside representatives from academia and the space industry.

The highlight for me was the conversations at our booth. Many students asked a question that’s on a lot of minds right now: with AI rapidly reshaping the industry, which expertise will actually matter?

My answer: multi-disciplinary knowledge. Engineers who combine domains, like aerospace + software engineering or electrical + software engineering, can see the whole system rather than just one piece of it. That perspective becomes even more valuable as AI takes over more narrowly scoped tasks.

Equally important is hands-on experience with cyber-physical systems. Robotics, embedded systems, and anything where code meets hardware and physics teach lessons no course or AI tool can fully replace. Building something real, watching it fail, and figuring out why is the foundation of good space engineering.

The curiosity and drive of these students were contagious, and Israel’s space ecosystem clearly has a strong pipeline of talent ready to build what comes next.

Thank you to the Rakia Mission and Space Campus IL teams for building a real bridge between academia and industry, and to every student who stopped by. 🛰️