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Ilan Ramon
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Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut
Key facts
- Born
- Ilan Wolfferman , ( 1954-06-20 ) June 20, 1954, Ramat Gan , Israel
- Died
- February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01) (aged 48), over Texas , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- Alma mater
- Tel Aviv University ( BSc )
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Previous occupation
- Fighter pilot
- Rank
- Colonel , Israeli Air Force
- Time in space
- 15d 22h 20m
- Selection
- 1996 NASA Group
- Missions
- STS-107
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Ramat Gan
- Place of death
- Texas
- Spouse
- Rona Ramon
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Israeli Air Force Flight Academy
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Native language
- Hebrew
- Conflict
- 1982 Lebanon War
- Military branch
- Israeli Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Ilan Ramon, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Ilan Ramon
- date of death
- 2003-02-01
- date of birth
- 1954-06-20
- manner of death
- accidental death
- time in space
- 22940
- birth name
- אילן וולפרמן
- name in native language
- אילן רמון
- start of work period
- 1972-08-00
- end of work period
- 2003-02-01
- crew members
- STS-107
- member of the crew of
- STS-107
- P450
- STS-107
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilan Ramon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.