Editing William C. McCool (section)

{{short description|American astronaut (1961–2003)}}
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{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Willie McCool
|image         = William Cameron McCool.jpg
|caption       = William McCool in August 2001
|birth_name    = William Cameron Graham
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1961|9|23}}
|birth_place   = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
|death_date    = {{death date and age|2003|2|1|1961|9|23}}
|death_place   = Over [[Texas]], U.S.
|death_cause   = [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster]]
|education     = {{ubl|[[United States Naval Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])|[[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])|[[Naval Postgraduate School]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])}}
|awards        = {{ubl|[[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]]|[[NASA Distinguished Service Medal]]}}
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank          = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]], [[United States Navy|USN]]
|time          = 15d 22h 20m
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 16|NASA Group 16 (1996)]]
|mission       = [[STS-107]]
|insignia      = [[File:STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg|40px]]
}}
'''William Cameron "Willie" McCool''' (born '''William Cameron Graham''' September 23, 1961&nbsp;– February 1, 2003) was an American [[United States Navy|naval officer]] and [[United States naval aviator|aviator]], [[test pilot]], [[aeronautical engineer]], and [[NASA astronaut]], who was the pilot of [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] mission [[STS-107]]. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when ''Columbia'' [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrated during reentry]] into the atmosphere.<ref name="NASA-JSC">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/mccool_william.pdf |title=William C. McCool (Commander, USN) NASA Astronaut (Deceased) |date=May 2004 |access-date=April 14, 2021| publisher=NASA}}. Note: this text, the work of a U.S. Government agency, is a work in the public domain.</ref><ref name="NYT-20071205">Kershaw, Sarah. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/us/05shuttle.html Space Shuttle Widow Is Ready to Move on From Rituals of Loss], [[New York Times]], December 5, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2010.</ref> McCool was posthumously awarded the [[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressional Space Medal of Honor|url=https://history.nasa.gov/spacemedal.htm|access-date=November 25, 2022|publisher=NASA}}</ref>