Israel mourns death of its first astronaut, Ilan Ramon.
Israel Faxx, February, 2003
By VOA News, IsraelNationalNews & Israel Faxx news services
As Israel mourned the death of the nation's first astronaut, its prime minister promised that the Jewish state would remain involved in space travel. Condolences continue to be exchanged between Israel and the United States over the deaths of Col. Ilan Ramon and the six American crewmembers that died in the Columbia space shuttle disaster.
During Sunday's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged other Israeli astronauts would follow the example of Ramon. Sharon spoke as his nation was immersed in shock and grief over Ramon's death. U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer attended the cabinet meeting. Sharon noted that the seven astronauts on the ill-fated Columbia had "paid the price for...
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