Ilan Ramon

Jun 20, 1954 - Feb 1, 2003

Ilan Ramon was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. Ramon was a Space Shuttle payload specialist of STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and six other crew members were killed in the re-entry accident. At 48, he was the oldest member of the crew. Ramon is the only foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which he was awarded posthumously.
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“Today was the first day that I felt that I am truly living in space. I have become a man who lives and works in space.”

Ilan Ramon
Jun 20, 1954 - Feb 1, 2003
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