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William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an United States Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the Space Shuttle pilot of Columbia mission STS-107 who was killed when the craft disintegrated after re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (576x711, 43 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ...
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The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. ...
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Atmospheric entry is the transition from the vacuum of space to the atmosphere of any planet or other celestial body. ...
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McCool was born 23 September 1961 in San Diego, California, and died on 1 February 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and his crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by his wife and children. He enjoyed running, mountain biking, back country hiking/camping, swimming, playing guitar, and chess. His favorite song was "Imagine" by John Lennon which was played in outer space during the space mission. September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ...
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February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A mountain biker climbs on an off-road track Mountain biking is the sport of riding bicycles off paved roads. ...
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity involving the spending of one or more nights in a tent, primitive structure, a travel trailer or recreational vehicle at a campsite with the purpose of getting away from civilization and enjoying nature. ...
Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ...
A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ...
A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ...
Imagine is a utopian song by John Lennon, with elements of atheism, in reference to solutions to people having conflicts between religions, a common start of hatred. ...
John Winston Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ...
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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Organizations - U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Awards - Posthumously awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal
- the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (DDSM)
- the Congressional Space Medal of Freedom.
Special honors - Eagle Scout
- Graduated second of 1,083 in the Class of 1983 at the US Naval Academy
- Presented “Outstanding Student” and “Best DT-II Thesis” awards as graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Class 101
- Awarded Navy Commendation Medals (2)
- Awarded Navy Achievement Medals (2)
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The view of Columbia Hills from the MER-A landing site The Columbia Hills are a range of low hills inside Gusev crater on Mars. ...
Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence of hematite on Mars in the form of small spheres on the Meridiani Planum. ...
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Experience McCool completed flight training in August 1986 and was assigned to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 129 at Whidbey Island, Washington, for initial EA-6B Prowler training. His first operational tour was with Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 133, where he made two deployments aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43) to the Mediterranean Sea, and received designation as a wing qualified landing signal officer (LSO). In November 1989, he was selected for the Naval Postgraduate School/Test Pilot School (TPS) Cooperative Education Program. After graduating from TPS in June 1992, he worked as TA-4J and EA-6B test pilot in Flight Systems Department of Strike Aircraft Test Directorate at Patuxent River, Maryland. He was responsible for the management and conduct of a wide variety of projects, ranging from airframe fatigue life studies to numerous avionics upgrades. His primary efforts, however, were dedicated to flight test of the Advanced Capability (ADVCAP) EA-6B. Following his Patuxent River tour, McCool returned to Whidbey Island, and was assigned to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He served as Administrative and Operations Officer with the squadron through their work-up cycle, receiving notice of NASA selection while embarked on Enterprise for her final pre-deployment at-sea period. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The EA-6 Prowler is the United States Navys and the United States Marine Corpss primary electronic warfare aircraft. ...
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. ...
Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...
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1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. ...
The eighth USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the worlds first nuclear aircraft carrier and the seventh U.S. Navy ship of the name. ...
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McCool accumulated over 2,800 hours flight experience in 24 aircraft and over 400 carrier arrestments.
NASA experience Selected by NASA in April 1996, McCool reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation, and was qualified for flight assignment as a pilot. Initially assigned to the Computer Support Branch, McCool also served as Technical Assistant to the Director of Flight Crew Operations, and worked Shuttle cockpit upgrade issues for the Astronaut Office. He was the pilot on STS-107, logging 15 days, 22 hours and 20 minutes in space. Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ...
Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ...
The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. ...
Space flight experience STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on 1 February 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. ...
January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Shuttle debris falling over Texas, on Time cover The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas on February 1, 2003, during reentry into the Earths atmosphere on its 28th mission, STS-107. ...
Space science, or the space sciences, are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilization of outer space. ...
Quote - From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it and strive to live as one in peace.
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