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Paul Joseph Weitz (pronounced WHITES) (born July 25, 1932) was an American astronaut who flew in space twice. Astronaut Paul J. Weitz Source: [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...
Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 - Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area - City 72. ...
Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. ...
Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected...
Skylab 2 or SL-2 was the first human spaceflight mission to Skylab, the first U.S. orbital space station. ...
STS-6 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 4, 1983. ...
Image File history File links Skylab1-Patch. ...
Image File history File links Sts-6-patch. ...
July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...
For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ...
Personal data
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 25, 1932. Married to the former Suzanne M. Berry of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania. Two children: Matthew and Cynthia. Hunting and fishing are among his hobbies. His mother, Mrs. Violet Futrell, of Norfolk, Virginia passed away in 2001. Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 - Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area - City 72. ...
July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...
Harborcreek Township is a township located in Erie County, Pennsylvania. ...
Education Harborcreek Township is a township located in Erie County, Pennsylvania. ...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant university. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, United States is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. ...
Nickname: The Cradle of History, Californias First City Location of Monterey, California County Monterey Government - Mayor Chuck Della Sala Area - City 30. ...
Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) is a college social fraternity founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
Organizations - Fellow, American Astronautical Association.
- Master Mason, Lawrence Lodge 708, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Special honors Awarded the: - NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Astronaut Wings
- Air Medal (5)
- Commendation Medal (for combat flights in Vietnam)
- Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Kitty Hawk Award (1973)
- Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973 (1974)
- Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award
- Named a Pennsylvania State University Alumni Fellow (1974)
- AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1974
- Federation Aeronautique Internationale's V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1973 (1974)
- Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975
- 1974 Harmon International Aviation Trophy for Astronaut (1975)
- NASA Space Flight Medal (1983)
- 1984 Harmon International Award (1989)
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
In 1926 Clifford B. Harmon, a wealthy sportsman and aviator, established the Harmon Trophy, a set of three international trophies to be awarded annually to the worlds outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (balloon or dirigible). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Experience Weitz received his commission as an ensign through the NROTC program at Pennsylvania State University. He served for one year at sea aboard a destroyer before going to flight training and was awarded his wings in September 1956. He served in various naval squadrons until he was selected as an astronaut in 1966. He has logged more than 7,700 hours flying time—6,400 hours in jet aircraft. Ensign is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. ...
The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps commissions individiuals into either the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps. ...
Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Jet aircraft are aircraft with jet engines. ...
NASA experience In April 1966, Weitz was one of 19 men selected by NASA for Astronaut Group 5. He served as pilot on the crew of Skylab-2 (SL-2), which launched on May 25 and ended on June 22, 1973. SL-2 was the first manned Skylab mission, and activated a 28-day flight. In logging 672 hours and 49 minutes aboard the orbital workshop, the crew established what was then a new world record for a single mission. Mr. Weitz also logged 2 hours and 11 minutes in extravehicular activities. He may have also been one of the crew selected for the Apollo 20 mission, which was canceled. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...
NASAs Astronaut Group 5 (the Original 19) selected by NASA in April 1966. ...
Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. ...
May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...
June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Apollo 20 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ...
Mr. Weitz was spacecraft commander on the crew of STS-6, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 4, 1983. This was the maiden voyage of the Orbiter Challenger. During the mission, the crew conducted numerous experiments in materials processing, recorded lightning activities, deployed IUS/TDRS-A, conducted spectacular extravehicular activity while testing a variety of support systems and equipment in preparation for future space walks, and also carried three "Getaway Specials." Mission duration was 120 hours before landing Challenger on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on April 9, 1983. With the completion of this flight, Paul Weitz logged a total of 793 hours in space. STS-6 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 4, 1983. ...
Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) at Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island in Florida, United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ...
Edwards Air Force Base is a USAF airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due East of Rosamond, USA at 34°57′ N 117°52′ W. An airbase since 1933, Edwards has long been a home...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...
Mr. Weitz was Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center when he retired from NASA service in May 1994. An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
Misc. - The football field at Harbor Creek High School is named after him.
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