Willie McCool | |
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![]() William McCool in August 2001 | |
Born | William Cameron Graham September 23, 1961 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 2003 Over Texas, U.S. | (aged 41)
Cause of death | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster |
Education | |
Awards | |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 15d 22h 20m |
Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
Missions | STS-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]