Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2004 documentary about the first israeli astronaut”. Today it says “a 2004 documentary film about the first israeli astronaut ilan ramon”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Columbia: The Tragic Loss is a 2004 documentary film about the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon , who died in 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry into the Earth 's atmosphere . Two months after the disaster, Ramon's diary was found at one of the crash sites and was reconstructed by the Israel Museum along with Israeli police. Interviews with NASA officials and with Ilan's family offer both expert analysis of the flight and a personal look at the tragedy . The documentary received a special mention at the Houston International WorldFest Film Festival in 2004.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
2004 film Columbia: The Tragic Loss is a 2004 documentary about the first Israeli astronaut , Ilan Ramon , who died when the Columbia spacecraft disintegrated upon reentry into the Earth 's atmosphere . Two months after the disaster, Ramon's diary was found at one of the crash sites and was reconstructed by the Israel Museum along with Israeli police. Interviews with NASA officials and with Ilan's family offer both expert analysis of the flight and a personal look at the tragedy. The documentary received a special mention at the Houston International WorldFest Film Festival in 2004.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
2004 film Columbia: The Tragic Loss is a 2004 documentary about the first Israeli astronaut , Ilan Ramon , who died when the Columbia spacecraft disintegrated upon reentry into the Earth 's atmosphere . Two months after the disaster, Ramon's diary was found at one of the crash sites and was reconstructed by the Israel Museum along with Israeli police. Interviews with NASA officials and with Ilan's family offer both expert analysis of the flight and a personal look at the tragedy . The documentary received a special mention at the Houston International WorldFest Film Festival in 2004.
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a 2004 documentary about the first israeli astronaut
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a 2004 documentary film about the first israeli astronaut ilan ramon
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