 Complete the following phrase:  In 2012, Israel was ranked ninth in the world by the Futrons Space Competitiveness Index. The Israel Space Agency coordinates all Israeli space research programs with scientific and commercial goals, and have indigenously designed and built at least 13 commercial, research and spy satellites. Some of Israels satellites are ranked among the worlds most advanced space systems. Shavit is a space launch vehicle produced by Israel to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit. It was first launched in 1988, making Israel the eighth nation to have a space launch capability. In 2003, Ilan Ramon became Israels first astronaut, serving as payload specialist of STS-107, the 