Ilan Ramon

Grapevine July 15, 2026: A tribute to her father

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Sir Joshua Hassan CBE, MVO, QC, JP, Chief Minister of Gibraltar at his desk.
A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

A wake-up call for Jerusalem: Space superiority is a security and economic imperative - opinion

Trump's executive order underscores that space is no longer a peripheral arena; it is a central pillar of national power

|ByHILLA HADDAD CHMELNIK
NASA ASTRONAUT Garrett Reisman with one of the two winning classes at the Ramon Foundation Space Week event — a SpaceINT program class from David Tuviyahu Comprehensive School in Be’er Sheva.

Ramon Foundation hosts children’s event marking Space Week

The Ramon Foundation, established in honor of first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, aims to advance space education and industry throughout Israel.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

The deal will anchor joint projects with NASA until 2035, and is designed to expand already close cooperation on flagship projects.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Airport honoring Ilan and Assaf Ramon ready for take off

The Ramon Airport is set to handle up to two million passengers a year upon opening with expansion allowing capacity of up to 4.2 million passengers by the year 2030.

JANUARY 20, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
Rona Ramon and Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz at the Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport, under construction in the Timna Valley

Grapevine: Inspiring in life and in death

Rona Ramon established a relationship with current President Reuven Rivlin, whom she asked to give the address for the laying of the Beit Assaf cornerstone in memory of her son last September.

DECEMBER 20, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Rona Ramon

A woman of valor: Rona Ramon dies at age 54

Rona Ramon was also the driving force behind the annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference.

DECEMBER 18, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Rona Ramon speaks at The Jerusalem Post conference

Science ministry scholarships named after Rona Ramon

The program is designed to make scientific studies accessible to high-school students, especially those living in the periphery and from low socio-economic groups.

DECEMBER 18, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
Rona Ramon