Ilan Ramon

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Ilan Ramon was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry. At 48, Ramon was the oldest member of the crew. He is the only foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which was awarded posthumously.

1954 — 2003  WikimediaWikidata
Ilan Wolfferman
astronaut, military personnel, military officer, aircraft pilot, 

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  • STS-107
    final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia
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Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon  האסטרונאוט הישראלי אילן רמוןIsraeli astronaut Ilan Ramon האסטרונאוט הישראלי אילן רמון
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