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Ilan Ramon

Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut

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Lived 1954–2003, aged 49Israel
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    49 languages
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  • Era
    1954–2003
    Aged 49
  • Known for
    The First Israeli in S…
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Updated 2026-06-10

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

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