The Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology on Sunday launched the annual Israeli Space Week, in which events related to space are offered free of charge in locations throughout Israel.
Israeli Space Week is held around the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which occurred on February 1, 2003, when Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members on board, including the first Israeli astronaut, Ilan Ramon.
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