William C. McCool

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.

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1961 — 2003  Wikimedia, Wikidata
aircraft pilot, military officer, astronaut, military flight engineer, 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

2003-01-16T00:00:00Z

2003-01-16T00:00:00Z

2003 STS-107

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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
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