CANCEL
Badges
Memorial
This astronaut gave their life in the pursuit of space exploration.
Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
Crewmates
376
Kalpana Chawla
2
MISSIONS
31.6
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
381
Michael P. Anderson
2
MISSIONS
24.8
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
396
Rick D. Husband
2
MISSIONS
25.7
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
438
David M. Brown
1
MISSIONS
15.9
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
439
Laurel B. Clark
1
MISSIONS
15.9
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
440
Ilan Ramon
1
MISSIONS
15.9
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
William Cameron "Willie" McCool 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. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.