William C. McCool

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William Cameron "Willie" McCool (lair 23 Sèptèmber 1961 – pati 1 Fèbruari 2003 ing umur 41 taun), (Komandan Angkatan Sagara Amerika Sarekat), yaiku perwira angkatan sagara, penerbang, pilot uji coba, insinyur penerbangan lan antariksawan NASA saka Amerika Sarekat, sing dadi pilot saka misi pesawat ulang alik Columbia STS-107. Ia lan para anggota kru liyane saka STS-107 tiwas nalika Columbia ngalami kacilakan nalika bali menyang atmosfer.[1][2] Ia menika anggota lanang paling enom saka kru kasebut. Sawise seda, McCool diwenehi Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

William C. McCool
William McCool ing Agustus 2001
Antariksawan NASA
Nami sanèsWilliam Cameron McCool
KabangsanAmerika Sarekat
Lair(1961-09-23)23 Sèptèmber 1961
San Diego, California, AS
PatiFèbruari 1, 2003(2003-02-01) (umur 41)
Texas
Pedamelan sadèrèngipunPenerbang angkatan sagara, pilot uji coba
Alma materUSNA, B.S. 1983
UMCP, M.S. 1985
NPS, M.S. 1992
Peringkat Komandan, Angkatan Sagara Amerika Sarekat
MisiSTS-107
Èmblem misi
BebungahMedali Kehormatan Antariksa Kongres

Referensi

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  1. 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.
  2. 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 jaba

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Cithakan:Congressional Space Medal of Honor