Ilan Ramon

Born

June 20, 1954

Died

February 1, 2003 (aged 48)

Known as

astronaut, aircraft pilot, military personnel, military officer

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 first foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which was awarded posthumously.

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