Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed that Israel’s space aspirations were not over. “The day will come when we will launch more Israeli astronauts into space,” Sharon said.”I am sure that each and every one of them will carry in his heart the memory of Ilan Ramon, a pioneer in Israeli space travel.”
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