At what age did Ilan begin his astronaut training?
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Ilan Ramon was 44 years old when he began his astronaut training. He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1954, and studied physics and aerospace engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He worked as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force before becoming an astronaut. Ramon was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1998, and he completed his training in 2000.
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