Ramon will be launched into space on the "Columbia" shuttle. Ramon's training lasted three years
Tamara Traubman
Photo: Lior Mizrahi Col. Ilan Ramon with Minister Matan Vilnai, yesterday.
The launch into space of Col. Ilan Ramon, the future astronaut
The first Israeli, was postponed for about two weeks. This is what Minister of Science Matan said yesterday
Villain. Ramon will be launched on the space shuttle "Columbia" between the end of June
for the beginning of July. The reason for the postponement of the launch is a delay in a previous mission that
the ferry to perform. Such rejections are routine.
Ramon, who came to Israel for a visit, said that his training lasted three years
And his flight will last 16 days. During his stay in space, Ramon and his colleagues will perform about 60
Experiments. One of them will be an experiment by a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University,
Led by Prof. Zeev Levin. The purpose of the experiment is to study sandstorms from the north
Africa, which spread towards Israel and affect the amount of rainfall in the region.
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