William C. McCool
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William Cameron "Willie" McCool 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. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
1961 — 2003
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William Cameron McCool
Eagle Scout, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor,
Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran,
United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Reman, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran,
1961-09-23T00:00:00Z
2003-02-01T00:00:00Z
1961 — 2003 William C. McCool
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- McCool, William C. - encyclopedia article, 2017
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| class | spaceflight | 2003 | STS-107 | David M. Brown, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael P. Anderson, Rick Husband, William C. McCool, human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| link | article | missing article@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | 44 astronaut candidates | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool | Commons | ||


