Ilan Ramon Status: Lost In Flight 6/20/1954 – 2/1/2003 Nationality: Israeli Type: Government First Flight: 1/16/2003 Last Flight: 1/16/2003 Ilan Ramon (born June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut for NASA. Ramon was the space shuttle payload specialist of STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and six other crew members were killed in the re-entry accident. At 48, he was the oldest member of the crew. Ramon is the only foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which he was awarded posthumously. Launches Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107 Israeli Space Agency Type: Government Abbreviation: ISA Country: ISR