William C. McCool --- Pilot

William McCool served in the Navy as a test pilot with the rank of commander. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in applied sciences.

As part of STS-107, he piloted Columbia during several experiments being conducted in the payload bay.

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Commander Rick D. Husband | Pilot William C. McCool | Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson | Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon

Mission Specialist David M. Brown | Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla | Mission Specialist Laurel Clark