zdjęcie William C. McCool
Imię i nazwisko William C. McCool
Data urodzenia 23.09.1961
Data śmierci 01.02.2003
Narodowość American
Agencja Kosmiczna National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Status Stracony w locie
Typ astronauty Rządowa agencja
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._McCool

Informacje o 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 re-entry into the atmosphere. He was the youngest male member of the crew. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.