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Paul Joseph Weitz
Astronaut

Date of Birth: July 25, 1932
Place of Birth: Erie, PA
Joined NASA: April 4, 1966
Left NASA: May 17, 1994
Space Flights: 2
Time in Space: 33 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes
Number of EVA's: 2
Total EVA Time: 2 hours, 13 minutes

MISSION ASSIGNMENTS

Apollo 12
Assignment: Support Crew & Capcom

Skylab 2
May 25 - June 22, 1973
Assignment: Command Module Pilot
Flight Duration: 28 days, 50 minutes

STS-6
April 4-9, 1983
Assignment: Commander
Flight Duration: 5 days, 23 minutes


HIGHLIGHTS

  • B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, Pennsylvania State Univ.,1954
    M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, USN Postgraduate School,1964
  • Received Naval commission and served a year at sea before entering flight school and receiving pilots wings in 1956.
  • Remained with the USN, serving in various capacities until selected by NASA in 1966.
  • 1973, CMP of the first NASA space station mission where he assisted in the repair of the Skylab Orbital Workshop performing 2 EVA's during his near one month stay.
  • 1983, CDR of the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Challenger which featured the first EVA's of the Shuttle program.
  • Following STS-6, named Deputy Director, Johnson Space Center where he remained until retirement from NASA in May 1994.