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William C. McCool
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U.S. Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003
Key facts
- Born
- William Cameron Graham , ( 1961-09-23 ) September 23, 1961, San Diego , California , U.S.
- Died
- February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01) (aged 41), Over Texas , U.S.
- Education
- United States Naval Academy ( BS ) University of Maryland, College Park ( MS ) Naval Postgraduate School ( MS )
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 15d 22h 20m
- Selection
- NASA Group 16 (1996)
- Missions
- STS-107
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 16
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Place of death
- Texas
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Eagle Scout
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- McCool onSTS-107.jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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- Commons category
- William Cameron McCool
- date of birth
- 1961-09-23
- date of death
- 2003-02-01
- place of burial
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons gallery
- William McCool
- time in space
- 22940
- member of the crew of
- STS-107
- P450
- STS-107
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Encyclopedic overview
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (né 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. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “William C. McCool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.