Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
WeitzPaul JosephUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 25.07.1932 |
| Birthplace: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 04.04.1966 |
| Selection group: | NASA-5 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.03.1988 |
| Day of death: | 23.10.2017 |
| Place of death: | Flagstaff, Arizona |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Skylab 2 | PLT | 25.05. - 22.06.1973 | 28d 00h 50m |
| 2 | STS-6 Challenger | CDR | 04.04. - 09.04.1983 | 5d 00h 23m |
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| Total | 33d 01h 13m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from Penn State University, 1954; master of science in aeronautical
engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California,1964;
Captain, USN, Ret.; hobbies: Hunting, fishing; 1988 Deputy
Director
NASA Johnson Space Center; resigned from
NASA in 1995. |
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