Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by William C. McCool

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American astronaut William C. McCool.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
William C. McCool

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 reentry into the atmosphere. He was the crew's youngest male member. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

It's beyond imagination until you actually get up and see it and experience it and feel it. — © William C. McCool
It's beyond imagination until you actually get up and see it and experience it and feel it.
The colors are stunning. In a single view, I see - looking out at the edge of the earth: red at the horizon line, blending to orange and yellow, followed by a thin white line, then light blue, gradually turning to dark blue and various gradually darker shades of gray, then black and a million stars above. It's breathtaking.
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