Object Details
- Artist
- Frank Meisler
- Astronaut
- Ilan Ramon, Israeli
- Summary
- During the flight of STS-107 in 2003 Israeli astronaut Ilon Ramon carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia a mezuzah identical to the one shown here. The practice of fastening mezuzahs on doorposts is common in the Jewish faith. Placed inside are scriptural passages written on a small scroll. Made by artist Frank Meisler, this replica is identical to the one that Ramon carried and was destroyed when Columbia broke up during landing.
- The State of Israel presented this replica to the National Air and Space Museum in 2010 in memory of Ramon.
- Credit Line
- Gift of State of Israel
- Inventory Number
- A20100099000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- Granite
- Non Magnetic Metal
- Paint
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 8.3 × 6 × 14.6cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
- Storage: 17.8 × 24.1 × 11.4cm (7 in. × 9 1/2 in. × 4 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- Israel
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20100099000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c0748c27-160c-4154-8d2e-cb9b552ba20e
