Date of Birth	Born June 20,1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel
Childhood / Family	He had a wife Rona and 4 kids.
Education	He graduated from High School in 1972. He recived a bachelor of science degree in electronics and computer engineering from the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1987.
Occupation	Payload specialist
Military Service / Civilian	Colonel, Israel Air Force.
Space Training / Specialty	Over 3,000 flight hours on the A-4, Mirage 3-C , and F-4. Also he did over 1,000 flight hours on the F-16.
Contribution to Space Travel	First space explorer for Israel
Space Missions	STS-107 Columbia - The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. He conducted around 80 experiments..
Outside Activities	He liked to go snow skiing and liked to play squash.
Interesting Fact(s)	Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the Distinguished Public Service Medal
Status	Deceased : February 1, 2003 when the Columbia perished during reentry.
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Links	http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/ramon.html http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/crew/profile_ilanr.html http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Ilanramon.html http://www.science.co.il/Ilan%2DRamon/ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-107/memorial/ramon.html http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-107/html/jsc2002e15457.html http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/01/shuttle.israel.reax/ http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/bio_ramon.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Ramon

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