William C. McCool
| William C. McCool | |
|---|---|
 William McCool pada Agustus 2001 | |
| Lahir | 23 September 1961 San Diego, California, AS |
| Meninggal | 1 Februari 2003 (umur 41) Texas |
| Kebangsaan | Amerika Serikat |
| Nama lain | William Cameron McCool |
| Almamater | USNA, B.S. 1983 UMCP, M.S. 1985 NPS, M.S. 1992 |
| Penghargaan |  |
| Karier luar angkasa | |
| Antariksawan NASA | |
Pekerjaan sebelumnya | Penerbang angkatan laut, pilot uji coba |
| Pangkat |  Komandan, Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat |
| Misi | STS-107 |
Lambang misi |  |
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (23 September 1961 – 1 Februari 2003), (Komandan Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat), adalah seorang perwira angkatan laut, penerbang, pilot uji coba, insinyur penerbangan dan antariksawan NASA asal Amerika Serikat, yang menjadi pilot dari misi pesawat ulang alik Columbia STS-107. Ia dan para anggota kru lain dari STS-107 tewas saat Columbia mengalami kecelakaan saat kembali ke atmosfer.[1][2] Ia adalah anggota laki-laki termuda dari kru tersebut. McCool secara anumerta dianugerahi Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Referensi
- ^ NASA. William C. McCool: NASA Astronaut: Biographical Data, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center website, May 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2010. Note: this text, the work of a U.S. Government agency, is a work in the public domain.
- ^ Kershaw, Sarah. Space Shuttle Widow Is Ready to Move on From Rituals of Loss, New York Times, December 5, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
Pranala luar
- McCool's official NASA biography
- William McCool STS-107 Crew Memorial Diarsipkan 2007-12-28 di Wayback Machine.
- Florida Today – Florida Tech dedicates dorms to Columbia 7 – October 29, 2003
- Astronautix biography of William C. McCool
- Spacefacts biography of William C. McCool
- McCool at Spaceacts Diarsipkan 2016-03-04 di Wayback Machine.
- William C. McCool at Astronauts Memorial page Diarsipkan 2017-07-06 di Wayback Machine.
- McCool page at Astronaut Memorial Diarsipkan 2016-03-05 di Wayback Machine.
- Willie McCool Memorial: Lubbock, Texas
- (Inggris) William C. McCool di Find a Grave
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