Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli combat pilot and later israel 's first astronaut and space shuttle payload specialist of sts-107”. Today it says “israeli fighter pilot and later the first israeli astronaut”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Assaf Ramon; Rona Ramon”.
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Ilan Ramon ( , born Ilan Wolferman ; 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.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ilan Ramon (June 20, 1954 - February 1, 2003; , born Ilan Wolferman ) was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force , and later the first Israeli astronaut . Ramon was the space shuttle payload specialist of STS-107 , the fatal mission of Columbia , where he and six other crew members were killed in a re-entry accident over Palestine, Texas .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli fighter pilot and astronaut Ilan Ramon ( , , born Ilan Wolferman ; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first and thus far only Israeli astronaut . Ramon was a 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.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli fighter pilot and astronaut (1954–2003) Ilan Ramon ( ; , born Ilan Wolfferman ( אילן וולפרמן ); June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut .He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107 , the fatal mission of Columbia , in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry .At 48, Ramon was the oldest member of the crew.He is the only foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor , which was awarded posthumously.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli fighter pilot and astronaut (1954–2003) Ilan Ramon ( Hebrew : אילן רמון ; pronounced [(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon] , born Ilan Wolfferman ( אילן וולפרמן ); June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut . He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107 , the fatal mission of Columbia , in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry . At 48, Ramon was the oldest member of the crew. He is the only foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor , which was awarded posthumously.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli combat pilot and later israel 's first astronaut and space shuttle payload specialist of sts-107”. Today it says “israeli fighter pilot and later the first israeli astronaut”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Assaf Ramon; Rona Ramon”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli combat pilot and later israel 's first astronaut and space shuttle payload specialist of sts-107
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israeli fighter pilot and later the first israeli astronaut
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