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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
Wikimedia, Wikidata
William Cameron McCool
NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Eagle Scout, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Astronaut Group 16, United States, 
Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran,
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STS-107 ⓘ
final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia
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, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Republic of Haiti,
1961-09-23T00:00:00Z
2003-02-01T00:00:00Z
1961 — 2003 William C. McCool
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Crew of STS-107, official photo (cropped)
William Cameron McCool-Traktor Garden
William Cameron McCool-Traktor PlowMen
William Cameron McCool-Traktor Big Brother
William Cameron McCool-Bike
STS-107 crew in orbit
S107E05218 - STS-107 - McCool takes notes on a checklist at a workstation on Columbia's AFD during STS-107 - DPLA - cbad8dd4e960ac238628e6c387b237cb
Sean McCool, son of the late Columbia space shuttle Astronaut Commander (CDR) William McCool, helps unveil a new school sign during the renaming ceremony of the Department of Defens - DPLA - 9b5187751ab240cb497ccbdab1350d70
William Cameron McCool-Traktor Pilot
Group photo of the 1996 ASCAN class- McCool, William C. - encyclopedia article, 2017
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | spaceflight | 2003 | STS-107 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Crew of STS-107, official photo (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool-Traktor Garden | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool-Traktor PlowMen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool-Traktor Big Brother | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool-Bike | Commons | ||
| commons | image | STS-107 crew in orbit | Commons | ||
| commons | image | S107E05218 - STS-107 - McCool takes notes on a checklist at a workstation on Columbia's AFD during STS-107 - DPLA - cbad8dd4e960ac238628e6c387b237cb | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sean McCool, son of the late Columbia space shuttle Astronaut Commander (CDR) William McCool, helps unveil a new school sign during the renaming ceremony of the Department of Defens - DPLA - 9b5187751ab240cb497ccbdab1350d70 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Cameron McCool-Traktor Pilot | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Group photo of the 1996 ASCAN class | Commons | ||
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