It is named for Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, and his son, Asaf, who was killed in his F-16 during an Air Force training exercise.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Pieces of equipment used by Ilan Ramon, a member of the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle crew 13 years ago, went on display in Israel. Ramon and the six other astronauts aboard the shuttle were killed when Columbia broke apart upon reentry into the earth’s atmosphere. The exhibition on loan from NASA includes […]