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William McCool

United States

William McCool was an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer who served as pilot on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107 in January 2003, his only spaceflight. He was among the seven crew members killed when Columbia broke apart during reentry over Texas on February 1, 2003, a disaster later traced to foam debris that struck and damaged the orbiters wing during launch, allowing superheated gas to breach the wing structure during reentry.

Facts
Birth Year
1961 2
Nationality
American 2
Number of Flights
1 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1996 2
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Source William C. McCoolLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Astronaut Role: Pilot
2. William C. McCool
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1961-09-23
  • Introduction
    was an American naval officer
  • Infobox, selection
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    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.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    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.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    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.
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3. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 401 to 500
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 492, William C. McCool
Quote, Astronaut record 492, William C. McCool
"name": "William C. McCool" ... "flights_count": 1
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