President Isaac Herzog participated yesterday in the launch of the 'Ofek 19' satellite and watched the procedure from the control center. This was announced by his office, which added that the president said, "We are not just a startup nation, we are a space nation." According to him, "I was moved to see the launch of 'Ofek 19', a Made in Israel satellite. It's exciting to see the fantastic capabilities of Israeli industries. Years of exceptional work that has reached places we can't even imagine." Herzog added that "Israel must be in space, that's where humanity's future lies, it has extremely important strategic capabilities, certainly in the arena we are dealing with."