William C. McCool
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Status
Lost In Flight
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nationality
American
Born
Sep 23, 1961
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 re-entry into the atmosphere. He was the youngest male member of the crew. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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