William C. McCool
Also known as William Cameron McCool
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
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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.
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1961 births2003 deathsAccidental deaths in TexasAmerican aerospace engineersAmerican test pilotsAviators from CaliforniaAviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United StatesBurials at the United States Naval Academy CemeteryCoronado High School (Lubbock, Texas) alumniMilitary personnel from San DiegoNaval Postgraduate School alumni