Inbal Kreiss

Inbal Kreiss is an Israeli aerospace engineer and program leader whose work spans missile defense and space systems.

Influence and contribution

Kreiss held major engineering responsibility in the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 programs and later led space and innovation work at Israel Aerospace Industries. She also played a central role in the Beresheet lunar mission, helping make complex science visible to a broad Israeli public.

Legacy and significance

Her story belongs in Moreshet as a record of scientific leadership and of women shaping fields once almost entirely male. It joins patient systems engineering with the imagination required for national projects.

Sources and further reading

• Source profile — The Jerusalem Post

Information reviewed and edited in September 2026.