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Ilan Ramon

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Ilan Ramon was an Israeli Air Force colonel and fighter pilot who became the first Israeli astronaut, flying as a payload specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 in January 2003. He carried out experiments during the sixteen-day mission, including research related to dust storms and their effect on climate. Ramon was among the seven crew members killed when Columbia broke apart during reentry on February 1, 2003, and his death was mourned as a national loss in Israel.

Facts
Birth Date
1954-06-20 3
Birth Year
1954 3
Death Date
2003-02-01 3
Nationality
Israeli 3
Notable Mission
STS-107 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Payload Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1996 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Ilan Ramon - Wikipedia

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Ilan Ramon - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Israel

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. Ilan Ramon (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Ilan Ramon lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Ilan Ramon - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1954-06-20
  • Lead, sentence 1
    June 20, 1954
  • Infobox, death_date
    2003-02-01
  • Lead, sentence 1 [nationality]
    was an Israeli fighter pilot
  • Lead, sentence 2
    payload specialist on STS-107
  • Ilan Ramon, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    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.
  • In Group: Astronauts of Other National Programs, Lead sentence
    Ilan Ramon (Hebrew: אילן רמון; pronounced [(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon]; June 20, 1954, February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Article text: associated organization
    Among the recovered 40% from the contents of the Columbia Space Shuttle that broke up over Texas were 37 pages of Ramon's diary, which NASA returned to his wife.
  • Operated By: NASA, Astronaut career: training
    In July 1998, Ramon reported for training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where he trained until 2003.
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Wikidata: Ilan Ramon
Wikidata Q219569, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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