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Ilan Ramon (Hebrew: אילן רמון; pronounced [(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon], born Ilan Wolfferman (אילן וולפרמן); June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut.
ILAN RAMON (COLONEL, ISRAEL AIR FORCE) PAYLOAD SPECIALIST. PERSONAL DATA: Born June 20,1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by his wife Rona and their four children.
Ilan Ramon was the first Israeli astronaut on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) that was launched on January 16, 2003. The seven astronauts died on February 1, 2003, when Columbia broke apart during reentry into the atmosphere over Texas on its way to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Feb 6, 2019 · “Similarly, for the nation of Israel, Ilan Ramon left his imprint on modern history as the first Israeli pioneer to reach the new frontier for mankind that is Space, as an astronaut in a...
Jan 16, 2003 · Ilan Ramon. "When Ilan Ramon blasted into space on January 16, 2003, on the space shuttle Columbia, the hopes and dreams of an entire nation went with him," stated Tanya Lee Stone in Ilan Ramon: Israel's First Astronaut. "Ramon was the first Israeli astronaut, lifting the spirits of a war–torn country, giving pride to every Israeli and to ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Ilan Ramon, 48, a colonel in the Israeli Air Force, was a fighter pilot who was the only payload specialist on STS-107. Ramon received a bachelor of science in electronics and computer engineering from the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1987.
Jan 29, 2023 · NASA marks 20 years to Columbia disaster that killed 7, including Israeli Ilan Ramon. Rabbi recalls how Israel’s first astronaut had inquired about keeping Shabbat in space: ‘Ilan taught us, no...
Jun 14, 2003 · Ilan Ramon, 48, a colonel in the Israeli Air Force, was a fighter pilot who was the only payload specialist on STS-107. Ramon received a bachelor of science in electronics and computer engineering from the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1987.
Long before he became the first Israeli to be launched into space, Ilan Ramon, as a 23-year-old fighter pilot, asked Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz to enlighten him "on life's dark path". “What is man’s purpose in this world?”
Feb 2, 2003 · Israel's first astronaut, shuttle Columbia payload specialist Ilan Ramon, was praised Saturday as a symbol of excellence and freedom and mourned by his countrymen as the best we could offer.
