The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/space-shuttle-columbia/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Space Shuttle Columbia | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/space-shuttle-columbia/ 32 32 NASA marks 20 years to Columbia disaster that killed 7, including Israeli Ilan Ramon https://www.timesofisrael.com/nasa-marks-20-years-to-columbia-disaster-which-killed-ilan-ramon-6-others/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:38:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2937751 Rabbi recalls how Israel's first astronaut had inquired about keeping Shabbat in space: 'Ilan taught us, no matter how fast we're going, to think about why we're here on Earth'

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]]> Trailblazing forensics expert who decrypted Ilan Ramon diary retires from force https://www.timesofisrael.com/trailblazing-forensics-expert-who-decrypted-ilan-ramon-diary-retires-from-force/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:26:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2492682 British-born Sharon Brown wraps up 31-year career with Israel Police ranging from cracking routine white-collar crime forgeries to deciphering damaged docs of national importance

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]]> New exhibit of astronaut Ilan Ramon diary opens at Israel Museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-exhibit-of-ilan-ramon-diary-opens-at-israel-museum/ Tue, 21 May 2019 23:14:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2080324 Diary that survived space shuttle crash displayed alongside and compared to fragments of biblical Book of Enoch

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]]> Rivlin hosts bereaved families of Columbia shuttle astronauts https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-hosts-bereaved-families-of-columbia-shuttle-astronauts/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:24:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2006896 President fulfills wish of deceased Israeli crew member's wife, Rona Ramon, who had invited the visitors but died last month before they arrived

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]]> Israelis pay respects to Rona Ramon, hailed by Netanyahu as ‘hero of the spirit’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-pay-respects-to-rona-ramon-hailed-by-netanyahu-as-hero-of-the-spirit/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:09:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1982717&preview=true&preview_id=1982717 Students inspired by Ramon Foundation projects pay tribute to a woman who encouraged them to 'look farther afield to create a better society'

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]]> Rona Ramon to be cremated to spare her kids another funeral — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/rona-ramon-to-be-cremated-to-spare-her-kids-another-funeral-report/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:20:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1982164 Body of widow of Israel's only astronaut, who later lost a son in an army training accident, to lie in repose at Peres Peace Center in Jaffa

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]]> Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Columbia shuttle disaster, dies at 54 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rona-ramon-widow-of-astronaut-killed-in-columbia-shuttle-disaster-dies-at-54/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:24:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1981685&preview=true&preview_id=1981685 Politicians mourn 'inspirational' woman, who turned to grief counseling and education when her tragedy was compounded with the death of her son -- an IDF pilot -- in 2009

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]]> With tribute by Israeli astronaut’s son, NASA honors 7 killed aboard Columbia https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-tribute-by-israeli-astronauts-son-nasa-honors-7-killed-aboard-columbia/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 05:57:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1779501 15 years after space shuttle disaster, son of Ilan Ramon plays his music at Florida memorial for fallen crew

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]]> Space Torah: When the creation story flew back into the firmament https://www.timesofisrael.com/space-torah-when-the-creation-story-flew-back-into-the-firmament/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:00:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1501620 To read the divine among the stars, three holy scrolls have made the journey to outer space; only two returned safely

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]]> Fragments from Ilan Ramon’s doomed space flight go on Israeli display https://www.timesofisrael.com/fragments-from-ilan-ramons-doomed-space-flight-go-on-israeli-display/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:05:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1332580 Exhibits loaned by NASA were used for space research by Israel's first astronaut, killed in 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster

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]]> In NY, space to spark curiosity aboard the ‘USS Intrepid’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ny-space-to-spark-curiousity-aboard-the-uss-intrepid/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:46:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1306382 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum president Susan Marenoff-Zausner sees the WW II aircraft carrier and exhibits as a launching pad for future generations

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]]> For first time, Challenger, Columbia wreckage go on display https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-first-time-challenger-columbia-wreckage-go-on-display/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 06:19:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1227413 NASA exhibit showcases debris from lost shuttles and personal reminders of the 14 astronauts killed, including Israeli Ilan Ramon and Jewish American Judith Resnik

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]]> Israel said to eye sending second astronaut spaceward https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-eye-sending-second-astronaut-spaceward/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:49:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=837954 Officials hold talks with US, Russia, EU and China to launch Israeli to space station, 11 years after Ilan Ramon was killed in Columbia disaster

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]]> Israeli teens mark 10 years since loss of country’s first astronaut https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-teens-mark-10-years-since-loss-of-countrys-first-astronaut/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:07:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=361754 Forty-four Israeli students, who go to the same school Ilan Ramon did, attend a NASA commemoration for the Columbia seven in Florida

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]]> Space, the final frontier for peace? https://www.timesofisrael.com/space-the-final-frontier-for-peace/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:55:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=359670 Space exploration can encourage peace between implacable enemies, says the head of the International Astronautical Federation

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