Paul J. Weitz

Born

July 25, 1932

Died

October 22, 2017 (aged 85)

Known as

military officer, astronaut, military flight engineer

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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