Ilan Ramon

Age: 48

Summary: Israeli air force colonel and NASA astronaut who was a payload specialist on the United States Space Shuttle "Columbia" mission STS-107 and became the first Israeli astronaut to fly in outer space, who was one of seven astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Columbia (21-year-old space shuttle with 27 previous successful missions) who were returning to earth after a 16-day scientific mission when the shuttle broke over Texas as it was approaching a landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Cause of Death: Killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

Born: June 20, 1954

Died: February 1, 2003

Location: Hemphill, Texas