Space Shuttle Columbia

NASA senior Bob Cavanagh assesses in an interview with the science website: the Columbia disaster could have been avoided if the lessons of the Challenger had been learned and the warnings had been heeded

The deputy director of NASA added, "It is important that we create an environment where people feel free to speak." The interview took place during the 18th Ilan Ramon Space Conference in Tel Aviv.

"Rona Ramon completed Ilan's educational mission"

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"Even if the chance was low, an attempt should have been made to save the members of the Columbia team"

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From the chapter "Ilan" dealing with the biography of the late Col. Ilan Ramon from the book "The Crash"

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Ilan Ramon - a decade of the ferry disaster

Rona Ramon at the Ilan Ramon International Space Conference: "Ten years later, I'm proud"

Ten years since the Columbia disaster - from the book The Crash: Chapter 6: The good ones to fly

More than eight years after the disaster, a fuel tank belonging to the Columbia shuttle was discovered

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Fifty years since the historic flight of Yuri Gagarin, thirty years since the first flight on the Columbia shuttle

The Ilan and Assaf Ramon Foundation announces a competition for a study scholarship to Singularity University

If they had listened to Feynman in the Challenger, the Columbia disaster would not have happened

NASA feared an Al Qaeda attack on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003

New details about the last moments of the Columbia crew members' lives

The cities of light hidden from view

The late Yosef Yosef was one of the most senior climate scientists in the world

Original pages from Ilan Ramon's diary are on display at the Israel Museum

The Air Force must take on the development of space systems

The TA marchers won first place in the Jerusalem march and celebrated the memory of Ilan Ramon

Space Shuttle Columbia

NASA senior Bob Cavanagh assesses in an interview with the science website: the Columbia disaster could have been avoided if the lessons of the Challenger had been learned and the warnings had been heeded

"Rona Ramon completed Ilan's educational mission"

"Space ambassador in Israel": Rona Ramon died of a serious illness at the age of 54

"Even if the chance was low, an attempt should have been made to save the members of the Columbia team"

Bob Cabana - Director of the Kennedy Space Center: NASA has learned to listen to criticism. Rona Ramon: I want them to remember the inspiration, not the tragedy

From the chapter "Ilan" dealing with the biography of the late Col. Ilan Ramon from the book "The Crash"

11 years since the disaster: The Columbia disaster could almost certainly have been prevented if NASA had investigated 'near-disaster' events

Ilan Ramon - a decade of the ferry disaster

Rona Ramon at the Ilan Ramon International Space Conference: "Ten years later, I'm proud"

Ten years since the Columbia disaster - from the book The Crash: Chapter 6: The good ones to fly

More than eight years after the disaster, a fuel tank belonging to the Columbia shuttle was discovered

Why is the space shuttle era ending?

Fifty years since the historic flight of Yuri Gagarin, thirty years since the first flight on the Columbia shuttle

The Ilan and Assaf Ramon Foundation announces a competition for a study scholarship to Singularity University

If they had listened to Feynman in the Challenger, the Columbia disaster would not have happened

NASA feared an Al Qaeda attack on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003

New details about the last moments of the Columbia crew members' lives

The cities of light hidden from view

The late Yosef Yosef was one of the most senior climate scientists in the world

Original pages from Ilan Ramon's diary are on display at the Israel Museum

The Air Force must take on the development of space systems

The TA marchers won first place in the Jerusalem march and celebrated the memory of Ilan Ramon

The Columbia Disaster: Lessons, Meanings, and Question Marks on the Future of the US Space Program

Remember Ilan Ramon

About the 2006 Israel Space and Science Conference

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