Israel Defense Forces: February, 2012

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February 1: Israel remembers Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli Astronaut. In 1997, Ramon was selected to be the only Payload Specialist during NASA Mission STS-107 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. He and his crewmates perished tragically in 2003 when the infamous Columbia shuttle exploded while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere–only 16 minutes before its scheduled landing time. February 5: Maj.-Gen. Amir [...]

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