Ilan Ramon
Born: 20 June 1954, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality: Israeli
Died: 1 February 2003 (Breakup of Columbia on STS-107)
Group: IDF Astronaut Selection ( 1997)
Status: Deceased
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Education
BS (Electronics and Computer Engineering), University of Tel Aviv, Israel, 1987
Ramon, an Israeli Air Force colonel, was the first Israeli astronaut. He was married with four children at the time of his death. He was the payload specialist on STS-107.
Ramon is the Hebraization of Wolfferman.
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