<P> Space Autonomous Mission of Swarming & geolocating Nano - Satellites (SAMSON) is a project initiated by the Technion's Asher Space Research Institute . SAMSON consists of three nano - satellites in formation flying to demonstrate high precision geo - location of civilian signals from the ground for rescue purposes . SAMSON is planned to implement and demonstrate Technion - developed formation - flying algorithms using the nano - satellite's propulsion system . This is a student project with technical help from multiple partners in the industry such as RAFAEL . </P> <P> While the ISA has not yet made a human spaceflight of its own, since the mid-90s there has been a cooperation agreement between the Israel Space Agency and NASA which has resulted in one Israeli astronaut on a NASA mission to date . </P> <P> Ilan Ramon was Israel's first astronaut . Ramon was the space shuttle payload specialist on board the fatal STS - 107 mission of Space Shuttle Columbia, in which he and the six other crew members were killed in a re-entry accident over southern Texas . Ramon had been selected as a Payload Specialist in 1997 and trained at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, from 1998 until 2003, for a mission with a payload that included a multispectral camera for recording desert aerosol (dust). </P> <P> The Ilan Ramon annual International Space Conference is a living tribute to Israel's first astronaut, the late Colonel Ilan Ramon . The Fisher Brothers Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies has been holding the annual conference since 2006 . The conference is designed to bring together the Israel's space community and international peers . Over the years, the conference has been drawing distinguished scientists, head of space agencies, and global prominent figures . </P>

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