Ilan Ramon

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

The deal will anchor joint projects with NASA until 2035, and is designed to expand already close cooperation on flagship projects.

Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.
 ILAN RAMON in front of an F16 aircraft.

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

 Ilan Ramon, official NASA portrait.

Astronaut Ilan Ramon’s space diary finds a home at Israel’s National Library

 ILAN RAMON, the first Israeli astronaut, during training at the NASA space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2002.

Grapevine June 4, 2023: Remembering Ilan Ramon


What's the connection between Ilan Ramon's diary, Dead Sea Scrolls?

The Israel Museum’s new exhibit connects the unlikely story of the biblical character Enoch and Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon.

Michael Maggen separating the pages in the Israel Museum laboratory

Rona Ramon awarded posthumous Israel Prize

Education Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday the late Ramon was “a hero of Israel in terms of generosity and light. “

Rona Ramon speaks at The Jerusalem Post conference

SpaceIL and IAI to carry national anthem, flag and prayers to Moon

Time capsule to carry Israel’s Declaration of Independence, the prayer of “Tefilat Haderech,” the Bible, the Israeli flag, maps of the State of Israel and the national anthem.

The Space IL lunar spacecraft 'Beresheet'

Now boarding

The Ramon Airport was opened last month. We had a look at the flights departing from Ben-Gurion Airport, some of which are slated to take off from the new airport in the future.

Weekly Departures from Ben-Gurion Airport

Ilan Ramon’s life and death: The legacy of a luminary

“He was cool-headed, modest, sort of a humble hero, not like most macho, Top Gun flyers."

The three Ramon children, Tal, Noa and Yiftach, join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz and Israel Airports Authority CEO Yaakov Ganot in cutting a red ribbon at the inauguration of the Ramon Airport on January 21, 2019

American astronaut visiting Israel for Space Week

"From space we do not see the earth with political borders," said Kelly, who holds the record for most space flights for an American astronaut.

American astronaut Scott Kelly and Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis at the opening of Space Week

'Space Week' launches in Israel next week

The theme of this year's "Space Week" will be to commemorate 50 years since man first landed on the moon.

Israel Museum during Space Week

Airport honoring Ilan and Assaf Ramon ready for take off

The Ramon Airport is set to handle up to two million passengers a year upon opening with expansion allowing capacity of up to 4.2 million passengers by the year 2030.

Rona Ramon and Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz at the Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport, under construction in the Timna Valley

Grapevine: Inspiring in life and in death

Rona Ramon established a relationship with current President Reuven Rivlin, whom she asked to give the address for the laying of the Beit Assaf cornerstone in memory of her son last September.

Rona Ramon

A woman of valor: Rona Ramon dies at age 54

Rona Ramon was also the driving force behind the annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference.

Rona Ramon speaks at The Jerusalem Post conference