William C. McCool

Willie McCool
William McCool in August 2001
Born
William Cameron Graham

(1961-09-23)September 23, 1961
DiedFebruary 1, 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 41)
Over Texas, U.S.
Education
Awards
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
15d 22h 20m
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
MissionsSTS-107
Mission insignia

William Cameron "Willie" McCool (born William Cameron Graham September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the atmosphere.[1][2] McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.[3]

  1. ^ "William C. McCool (Commander, USN) NASA Astronaut (Deceased)" (PDF). NASA. May 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2021.. Note: this text, the work of a U.S. Government agency, is a work in the public domain.
  2. ^ Kershaw, Sarah. Space Shuttle Widow Is Ready to Move on From Rituals of Loss, New York Times, December 5, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Congressional Space Medal of Honor". NASA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

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