McCool, William C.

McCool, William C.
2004

      American astronaut (b. Sept. 23, 1961, San Diego, Calif.—d. Feb. 1, 2003, over Texas), was pilot of the space shuttle Columbia. McCool was educated at the U.S. Naval Academy; he earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1985 and another in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. He became a pilot for the U.S. Navy in 1986 and was chosen for the astronaut program in 1996.

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