Ilan Ramon’s space diary moved to Israel’s National Library in Jerusalem After the late astronaut's diary undergoes preservation processes, it will be considered for public presentation. May 30, 2024
Herzog: Mankind must soar to ‘new heights’ to save Earth from ‘terrifying depths’ The Israeli president attended the 18th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, being held as part of Israel Space Week 2023. Jan. 31, 2023
40 years after Osirak raid, Israel reveals Ilan Ramon interview, rare intelligence sketches The Israeli Defense Ministry has released a trove of previously classified documents relating to the 1981 operation as part of a digitization project by the IDF Archive. Lilach Shoval June 23, 2021
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
First international flights land at new airport in Eilat The flights were to Poznan, Poland, and round-trip from Prague. March 5, 2019
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. Ilan Gattegno and Ronit Zilberstein Jan. 21, 2019
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
Israel builds ‘world’s highest anti-missile wall’ around new Ramon International Airport An 85-foot steel wall, cameras and radar equipment affixed to poles at 210 feet, in addition to a 21-mile outer fence, will protect the new Ramon International Airport near Eilat from potential terrorist attacks. May 18, 2018
All spaced out: Exhibit boldly goes where Jews go . . . into the final frontier From Leonard Nimoy to ancient rabbis: “Jews in space” exhibit details a like-minded preoccupation with astronomy and science fiction. Shiryn Ghermezian March 1, 2018
