1. Haim Eshed alternatively romanized as Chaim Eshed is an Israeli visiting professor of aeronautics and astronautics at various space technology research institutions.
14 Facts About Haim Eshed
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Haim Eshed is responsible for the launch of 20 Israeli made satellites, and he is widely cited as the father of Israel's space program.
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In 1967, Haim Eshed was awarded the Chief of Staff Citation, the highest non-combat decoration awarded by the IDF.
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Haim Eshed served at the highly secretive Unit 81, which provided technological solutions to the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate.
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In 2020, Haim Eshed became notable for promoting a UFO conspiracy theory claiming that world governments were secretly working with aliens.
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Haim Eshed holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, as well as a master's and doctorate in aeronautical engineering.
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In 1979, as a colonel in Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate, Haim Eshed proposed the establishment of an independent satellite capability in order to collect intelligence from the Sinai after the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
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Haim Eshed was space director during the 2007 launch of the spy satellite Ofek-7, which he said would help with "the Iranian issue".
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In December 2020, Haim Eshed claimed in an interview with Israeli national newspaper Yediot Aharonot that the United States government had been in contact with extraterrestrial life for years and had signed secret agreements with a "Galactic Federation" in order to perform experiments on Earth, and that there is a joint base underground on Mars where they collaborate with American astronauts.
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Haim Eshed stated that US president Donald Trump was aware of this and was "on the verge" of informing everyone of their existence, but was stopped by the "Galactic Federation", who wished to prevent mass hysteria.
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UFO investigator Nick Pope told NBC News that the ufology community wanted to know whether Haim Eshed's account is primary or secondary information:.
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The book is The Universe Beyond the Horizon: Conversations with Professor Haim Eshed written by author Hagar Yanai, published in November 2020.
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In 2020, Isaac Ben-Israel, then current chairman of the Israel Space Agency, remarked to The Times of Israel that although Haim Eshed is the father of Israel's space capabilities, he went "too far" with his claims, and it is unlikely that human-alien encounters are occurring.
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Haim Eshed added that for decades Eshed fancied unconventional interpretations of incoherent space signals that most consider to be of natural origin.