William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)

William C. McCool

American astronaut (1961–2003)

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…