Was Ilan Ramon a civilian or military astronaut?
Civilian
Military
Both
None of the above
Answer
Ilan Ramon was a military astronaut, and the first Israeli astronaut. He was also a fighter pilot and a test pilot. He flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107 in 2003, which ended in a tragedy when the shuttle disintegrated on reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
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