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William C. McCool
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003), (Cmdr, USN), 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.〔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.〕 He was the youngest male member of the crew.
== Personal information ==
William McCool was born September 23, 1961, in San Diego, California. McCool was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he became an Eagle Scout.〔(William C. "Willie" McCool at scouting.org )〕 His favorite song was "Imagine" by John Lennon, which was played during the space mission. His favorite band was Radiohead, and the song "Fake Plastic Trees" was played by Mission Control as a wake-up call.
McCool died on February 1, 2003, when Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' broke up over the southern United States during re-entry. He was survived by his wife, Lani, and their three sons. He had a home in Anacortes, Washington, at the time of his death. He is buried in Anacortes, Washington.〔
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