Paul J. Weitz

Paul Joseph Weitz 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.

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1932 — 2017  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military officer, military flight engineer, astronaut, 

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  Skylab 2 ⓘ
  first crewed mission of the Skylab program

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  STS-6 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425452

DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425481

DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425483

Paul Weitz during EVA Jun 19, 1973

Skylab 2 crew

Skylab 2 crew mission Saturn IB pose

Skylab 2 Crew Members Saturn V Skylab I pose

Group portrait of fifth group of astronauts

NASA Astronaut Group 5 cropped

NASA Astronaut Group 5 1966

• Paul Weitz, Astronaut on Skylab and Challenger, Dies at 85 - The New York Times article (October 25, 2017), American English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Skylab 2	Joseph P. Kerwin, Paul J. Weitz, Pete Conrad, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-6	Donald H. Peterson, Karol J. Bobko, Paul J. Weitz, Story Musgrave, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425452		Commons
commons	image		DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425481		Commons
commons	image		DR OLSON AND ASTRONAUT PAUL WEITZ - NARA - 17425483		Commons
commons	image		Paul Weitz during EVA Jun 19, 1973		Commons
commons	image		Skylab 2 crew		Commons
commons	image		Skylab 2 crew mission Saturn IB pose		Commons
commons	image		Skylab 2 Crew Members Saturn V Skylab I pose		Commons
commons	image		Group portrait of fifth group of astronauts		Commons
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 5 cropped		Commons
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 5 1966		Commons