Ilan Ramon

20 years since Columbia: NASA remembers its fallen astronauts

This year's NASA Remembrance day held a special significance for Israel, as it marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Israel's first astronaut.

On this day in 2003: Ilan Ramon dies aboard Columbia Space Shuttle

Ramon, Israel's first astronaut, was killed along with the rest of his crew when the space shuttle disintegrated upon reentering the Earth's atmosphere.

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