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Rona Ramon

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with Rona Ramon, the wife of the late Ilan Ramon, who died in the 2003 “Columbia” space shuttle explosion. She died in December 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
Israel’s highest cultural honor to be awarded posthumously to Rona Ramon
The wife of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who perished in the “Columbia” space shuttle explosion in 2003, died in December after a long battle with cancer.
April 3, 2019
Ramon Airport near Eilat in southern Israel, Jan. 21, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Culture and Society
First international flights land at new airport in Eilat
The flights were to Poznan, Poland, and round-trip from Prague.
March 5, 2019
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening ceremony for Ramon Airport near Eilat, Jan. 21, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel inaugurates new international airport in Eilat to boost tourism
Constructed at a cost of some $500 million, it has an annual capacity of 2.5 million passengers. It is able to handle 20 takeoffs and landings an hour and accommodate large aircraft, such as Boeing 747s.
Jan. 21, 2019
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with Rona Ramon, the wife of the late Ilan Ramon, who died in the 2003 “Columbia” space shuttle explosion. She died in December 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
Rona Ramon, wife of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, dies
“Rona Ramon has gone from us as she lived among us—noble, clear and full of belief. Ilan and Asaf touched the skies, and Rona touched our hearts,” said Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
Dec. 17, 2018