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William C. McCool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William C. "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. 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 her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. 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. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_C._McCool   (635 words)

USATODAY.com - McCool realized dream late McCool was Columbia's pilot and a rookie astronaut. McCool received a bachelor's degree in applied science from the Naval Academy, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Maryland, and a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. McCool grew up building model airplanes in Lubbock, Texas, and followed in his father's footsteps as a naval aviator. www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-02-01-shuttle-bio-mccool_x.htm   (438 words)

The Astronauts Memorial Foundati William C. McCool made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in service to the nation and the space program on February 1, 2003 at 41 years of age. McCool received a bachelor of science degree in applied science from the US Naval Academy, a master of science degree in computer science from the University of Maryland and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School. Commander McCool was a test pilot, having been awarded Navy Commendation Medals (2), and Navy Achievement Medals (2). www.amfcse.org /honor/mccool.htm   (164 words)

mccool William McCool was selected as an astronaut in NASA's sixteenth class (1996). It has also been inscribed, I believe by William McCool. McCool died in the disaster along with the rest of the crew. www.geocities.com /richieb31619/mccool.html   (151 words)

Inventors William Allen McCool, prolific inventor and manufacturer, was born in Ashland, Ohio on April 21, 1850, son of James and Rhoda McCool. McCool also invented a bicycle tyre and a wood-tex paving block constructed of asphalt and cypress sawdust. McCool finally retired to his Florida estate where he died on Feb. 23, 1923. www.typewritermuseum.org /history/inventors_mccool.html   (413 words)

Las Vegas SUN: Astronaut's mom: Son did not die in vain William McCool, 41, was the Columbia's second in command on his first shuttle flight with five other Americans and one Israeli. Audrey McCool is an assistant dean in hotel administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her husband is a graduate student in education. Her son, William, had always wanted to be a pilot from the time he was a student at Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, where he graduated in 1979. www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/tech/2003/feb/03/514609393.html   (450 words)

CNN.com - McCool honored in Naval Academy memorial - Mar. 1, 2003 Williams recalled that he had been living with McCool for most of a semester before he found out, to his great surprise, that his roommate was then No. 1 in the class of 1983. A month after space shuttle Columbia broke apart, pilot William McCool was remembered Saturday as a man of intelligence, vision and leadership who loved God, his family and long-distance running. McCool's widow, Lanni, and their three sons, ages 14, 19, and 22, sat near the front of the chapel along with his parents, sister and brother. cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/03/01/mccool.remembered.ap   (346 words)

SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com Printer Friendly Document Astronaut William McCool was remembered by colleagues Friday at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, where he was stationed as a Prowler pilot before being selected by NASA to go into space. While McCool was part of the 133rd Prowler squadron stationed in the Mediterranean, his goal was to have a picture of his plane and crew taken while they flew inverted in front of Mount Etna, Italy, Davidson said. McCool arrived at Whidbey in 1986, the same year the space shuttle Challenger and its crew were lost on takeoff, Black said. www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2003/02/08/news/news01.prt   (768 words)

USNA In The News Article William C. McCool - second in his class at the Naval Academy, a pilot with 2,800 hours of flight time in 24 aircraft, holder of two master's degrees. McCool, a native of San Diego and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was the sole academy graduate on the shuttle crew. McCool's track coach at the academy, Art Candello, continued to keep in close touch with him over the years. www.usna.com /News_Pubs/News/SearchNewsRead.asp?Article=6294   (771 words)

Cmdr. William McCool, U.S. Navy, Pilot With only three members having been in space before, the crew of STS-107 did not bring a lot of experience to the mission, but pilot William McCool felt that brought them closer together. McCool, 41 graduated second in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in applied science. McCool completed Navy flight training in 1986, and during various assignments logged more than 2,800 hours of flight time in 24 different types of aircraft. www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/mccoolarch_021803.html   (270 words)

Mother of astronaut McCool says space program must continue (printable version) McCool’s father is a retired pilot and his brother flies Blackhawk helicopters in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division stationed at Fort Drummond. McCool, five other Americans and one Israeli, that country’s first astronaut, aboard the Columbia were 16 minutes from landing when the shuttle broke apart. McCool’s mother said she spoke with her son day before the shuttle was launched. www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=33460   (480 words)

Penn Nursing: William McCool, PhD, CNM, RN McCool teaches on the undergraduate and graduate levels including the final integrative clinical course to midwifery students where they must integrate all they have learned before and practice as midwives prior to graduation. McCool has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health and is a member of the Division of Research of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). McCool, who along with his wife, Sandi, graduated from midwifery school in 1984, practices full-scope midwifery care through his affiliation with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). www.nursing.upenn.edu /faculty/profile.asp?pID=61   (444 words)

CBSNews.com Who's Who Person William C. McCool was an experienced Navy pilot with more than 2,800 hours in flight. McCool grew up building model airplanes in Lubbock, Texas, and followed in his father's footsteps as a naval aviator. His mother, Audrey McCool, said her son's death should not stop the country from sending men and women into space. www.cbsnews.com /elements/2003/02/01/tech/whoswho538869_0_2_person.shtml   (306 words)

McCool, William C. --  Encyclopædia Britannica "McCool, William C.." Britannica Book of the Year, 2004 from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 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. Quantrill, William C. captain of a guerrilla band irregularly attached to the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, notorious for the sacking of the free-state stronghold of Lawrence, Kan. (Aug. 21, 1863), in which at least 150 people were burned or shot to death. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9396184?tocId=9396184   (853 words)

NPR : Special Coverage - Columbia Astronaut Bios William C. McCool, 41, was selected by NASA in April 1996. Columbia's crew of seven included commander Rick Husband, pilot William McCool and the first Israeli astronaut, payload specialist Ilan Ramon. A U.S. Navy commander from Lubbock, Texas, McCool served as pilot for Columbia STS-107 and was responsible for various experiments on board. www.npr.org /news/specials/shuttle/crewbios   (693 words)

Guardian Unlimited Special reports Obituary: William McCool William McCool, aged 41, the Columbia pilot, was on his first flight. · William C McCool, born September 23, 1961; died February 1 2003 McCool was born in San Diego, California, the son of a navy pilot. www.guardian.co.uk /spacedocumentary/story/0,2763,888084,00.html   (271 words)

Guam School Renamed to Honor McCool 030829-N-7293M-019 Apra Heights, Guam (Aug. 29, 2003) -- The Honorable Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam, presents a photo of U.S. Navy Cmdr. and astronaut William C. McCool with the Guam flag to Mr. McCool was the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia during its final mission. McCool’s sons, Sean, Christopher and Cameron, unveiled the school’s new sign and name during the ceremony’s climax. www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9361   (560 words)

Columbia Pilot William McCool holds a bachelor's degree in applied science from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Maryland, and a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. McCool is a commander in the Navy and is married. Mission Specialist David Brown holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the College of William and Mary, and a doctorate in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School. www.thestarkeepers.com /columbia.html   (467 words)

William McCool McCool grew up building model airplanes and graduated to being a naval aviator, just like his father. www.socialstudiesforkids.com /columbia2003/mccool.htm   (49 words)

CNN.com - McCool: Navy commander in awe of space - Feb. 4, 2003 Having dreamed of flying since childhood, shuttle pilot William McCool, 41, logged more than 2,800 hours of flight experience as a Navy commander. A Navy commander with more than 2,800 hours of flight experience, astronaut William "Willie" McCool nevertheless was spellbound by his first trip into space, calling it "beyond imagination." McCool, who was married, graduated second in a class of more than 1,000 at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983. www.cnn.com /2003/US/02/01/sprj.colu.shuttle.mccool   (342 words)

NASA - Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew Former classmates from the U.S. Naval Academy are planning to honor Columbia pilot William McCool with a memorial on the cross-country course where he once ran as a midshipman. Columbia pilot William McCool, foreground, ran on the cross-country team in his days at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. McCool and his six crewmates were about 15 mintues from home when the Columbia was lost on February 1, 2003. www.nasa.gov /columbia/crew/mccool_usna_memorial.html   (145 words)

STS107 William McCool Photo Astronaut William C. McCool, STS-107 pilot, talks to ground controllers from the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. www.spaceimages.com /noname7.html   (21 words)

The Official Website of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo I introduced H.R. 672 to rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School as the “Commander William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School” in memory of the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia on its final mission. With this act of Congress, I hope that Commander McCool’s bravery and academic excellence will be permanently affixed in the hearts and minds of the children of Guam. After graduating from TPS in 1992, Commander McCool managed a wide range of projects, often coordinating studies and tests of aviation vessels for the United States Navy. www.house.gov /bordallo/HR672.html   (621 words)

McCool.html The ceremony to honor NASA astronauts Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon is scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. The funeral service for COLUMBIA pilot CDR William McCool, USN has been set for Saturday, 1 March, at 0900 in the USNA Chapel. McCool was married and the father of three sons. www.usna83.com /Docs/McCool.html   (6574 words)

Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - SPACE EXPLORERS PROGRAM: Mission accomplished - VIEW NEWS: A Neighborhood Newspaper The McCool Science Center was named after and dedicated to pilot William McCool, a crew member last in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in February of 2003. Las Vegas residents Barry and Audrey McCool, William's parents, have worked with Lamping to bring the Space Explorers program to Henderson, and were present at the grand opening. The Space Explorers program was brought to Lamping as part of the school's William McCool Science Center, a freestanding building that is not yet complete but will feature hands-on exhibits and experiment areas as well as the space shuttle and mission control simulators. www.viewnews.com /2004/VIEW-Nov-03-Wed-2004/anthem/25101000.html   (577 words)

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association News and Publications William McCool's widow, Lani McCool, sat in the front row with her sons - Sean, Christopher and Cameron - and her parents. Below: Lani McCool and sons Sean Kasperbauer-McCool and Christopher McCool arrive at the newly named Commander William C. McCool Elementary, Middle School yesterday. McCool was among the crew members killed when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded in February.s by Masako Watanabe, Pacific Daily News, mwatanabe@guampdn.comPreschool teacher Tina Wilson, 28, helps first-grader Sarah Kochera, 6, read the program during the renaming ceremony for Cmdr. William C. McCool Elementary, Middle School. www.usna.com /News_Pubs/News/ViewNewsDate.asp?Date=9/1/2003   (6700 words)

United Press International - Science & Technology (no pub) - Columbia crew bio: William McCool William C. McCool, 40, pilot of space shuttle Columbia, was a commander in the U.S. Navy who had logged 2,800 hours of flight experience in 24 aircraft and completed more than 400 carrier landings. 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. Married, his hobbies were running, mountain biking, hiking and camping, swimming and playing guitar and chess. www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20030201-125714-1926r   (524 words)

Columbia Crew Members A native of Lubbock, Texas, Eagle Scout William "Willie" McCool's father was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. Space Shuttle Columbia crew, from left to right, David M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon McCool was chosen by NASA in 1996 and trained to be a shuttle pilot. www.factmonster.com /spot/columbiacrew1.html   (941 words)

STS-107 Shuttle Columbia Disaster 2003 Timeline - The History Beat Pilot: William C. McCool, 41, a commander in the U.S. Navy, is a former test pilot. Brown received a bachelor of science in biology from the College of William and Mary in 1978 and a doctorate in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1982. Selected by NASA in April 1996, McCool will be making his first spaceflight. history.searchbeat.com /shuttle-disaster.htm   (3170 words)

Guam School to Be Renamed in Honor of NASA Astronaut “The Cmdr. William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School will serve as a symbol of pride and achievement to our island school children,” said governor of Guam, Felix P. Camacho. McCool was a pilot on the ill fated space shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107, which broke-up during reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo introduced H.R. 672, which became public law April 22, to rename the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) school after McCool, who had close ties to Guam. www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9081   (361 words)

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