Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, an Israeli Air Force colonel who was Israel's first astronaut, was buried in Israel on Tuesday.

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For Ilan Ramon, there was a deeply personal mission within the mission.

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Also on board was Ilan Ramon, a colonel in the Israeli air force who was the first citizen of his country to fly in space.

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