Ilan Ramon was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft... Wikipedia
Born: June 20, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel
Died: February 1, 2003 (age 48 years), Texas
Space missions: STS-107
Children: Asaf Ramon, Tal Ramon, Yiftach Ramon, and more
Spouse: Rona Ramon (m. 1986–2003)
Parents: Eliezer Wolferman and Tonya Wolferman
Alma mater: Tel Aviv University (BSc)