On 1 February 2003, he covered the reentry of the Columbia space shuttle, and thus the homecoming of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. Ramon's father, Eliezer Wolferman, was present in the studio. During the initially festive broadcast, the contact with the shuttle was lost. After this was clear, Wolferman was sent out of the studio away from camera. Kushmaro announced the shuttle's disintegration, leaving Ramon and his six colleagues dead.