Foto William C. McCool
Jan Kowalski William C. McCool
Geburtsdatum 23.09.1961
Sterbedatum 01.02.2003
Nationalität American
Weltraumagentur National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Status Verloren im Flug
Astronautentyp Staatliche Agentur
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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 re-entry into the atmosphere. He was the youngest male member of the crew. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.