Key facts
- Born
- Paul Joseph Weitz , ( 1932-07-25 ) July 25, 1932, Erie, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22) (aged 85) , Flagstaff, Arizona , U.S.
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University ( BS ), Naval Postgraduate School ( MS )
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal , Air Medal
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 33d 1h 13m
- Selection
- NASA Group 5 (1966)
- Total eva time
- 1h 36m
- Missions
- Skylab 2 , STS-6
- Retirement
- May 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 5
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Erie
- Place of death
- Flagstaff
- Educated at
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Employer
- NASA
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Paul Weitz.jpg
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- P450
- Skylab 2
- cause of death
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- Commons category
- Paul J. Weitz
- date of birth
- 1932-07-25
- time in space
- 47593
- date of death
- 2017-10-23
- birth name
- Paul Joseph Weitz
- nickname
- P.J.
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 – October 22, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who flew into space twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on Skylab 2, the first crewed Skylab mission. He was also commander of the STS-6 mission, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul J. Weitz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.