On this day in 2003: Ilan Ramon dies aboard Columbia Space Shuttle
Ramon, Israel's first astronaut, was killed along with the rest of his crew when the space shuttle disintegrated upon reentering the Earth's atmosphere.
Space shuttle Columbia Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, during training on the operation of an M113 armored personnel carrier during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 18, 2002.(photo credit: REUTERS/NASA KM)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
