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 |
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.