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February 01, 2003

Ilan Ramon gave Israelis something

Ilan Ramon gave Israelis something to cheer about after years of fear and saddness. On Israeli television, a commentator said Ramon "is fulfilling everyone's dream, to be the first Israeli in space."

Ramon was one of Israel's best pilots. Interestingly, he took apart in the 1981 attack on an Iraqi nuclear reactor.


The attack, in which eight F-16 warplanes obliterated the French-built Osirak reactor near Baghdad, was a milestone for Israeli aviation because the planes flew over enemy Arab territory for hours without detection. The pilots flew in a tight formation to send off a radar signal resembling that of a large commercial airliner.

"First Israeli Astro Brought Joy to His Troubled Nation"

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