death_date death_place previous_occupation status birth_place mission othername nationality article_title birth_date selection rank insignia image time name type alma_mater
01 february 2003 over texas naval aviator , test pilot deceased -lrb- sts-107 -rrb- san diego , california , u.s. sts-107 william cameron mccool american william c. mccool
 23 september 1961 1996 nasa group 16 commander , usn 40px william cameron mccool.jpg 15d 22h 20m william c. mccool nasa astronaut usna , m.s. 1992 , b.s. 1983 umcp , m.s. 1985 nps
william c. mccool

william cameron `` willie '' mccool -lrb- september 23 , 1961 -- february 1 , 2003 -rrb- , -lrb- cmdr , usn -rrb- , was an american naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , and nasa astronaut , who was the pilot of space shuttle `` columbia '' mission sts-107 .
he and the rest of the crew of sts-107 were killed when `` columbia '' disintegrated during re-entry into the atmosphere .
he was the youngest male member of the crew .
