June 20, 2016 - This month, we celebrate and remember Illan Ramon. Ramon was born on June 20, 1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ramon graduated from high school in 1972. In 1974, Ramon graduated as a fighter pilot from the Israel Air Force Flight School. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel and assigned as Head of Operational Requirement for Weapon development and Acquisition in 1994. Colonel Ramon accumulated over 3,000 flight hours on the A-4, Mirage III-C, and F-4 and over 1,000 flight hours on the F-16.
In 1997, Ramon was selected as a Payload Specialist. He was designated to train as prime for a Space Shuttle mission with a payload that included a multispectral camera for recording desert aerosol. Ramon flew on Columbia's mission STS-107, logging 15 days, 22 hours and 20 minutes in space. Happy Birthday Illan Ramon!
The Patricia Huffman Smith Nasa "Remembering Columbia" Museum would like to thank the T.L.L. Temple Foundation through the Thomas T. Keeler Grant Program for their kind and generous donation to our museum. We appreciate their continued support of our museum. Building the next GREATEST generation to come!
Mr. James Dean returned and has been working on completing the installation of the simulator. It will be a one-of-a kind simulator and we are very grateful to Mr. Dean for his donation to our museum.
We are still looking for volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, give us a call or stop by and we can discuss our volunteer program.
Check out our webpage where you can learn more about our fine facility and community at www.nasacolumbiamuseum.com If you would like your events added to our calendar, please send that information to columbiamuseum@yahoo.com.
If you would like more information about scheduling your class field trip or just a tour of the museum, please contact us at (409) 787-4827 or email us at columbiamuseum@yahoo.com.
The hours of operation for the Patricia Huffman Smith NASA “Remembering Columbia” Museum are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are closed on Sundays and Mondays, however, tours will be given by appointment only on these days.
The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA “Remembering Columbia” Museum is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We appreciate your support.
