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Three of the STS-6 astronaut crew in the airlock of Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger, where A...
08 Apr 2023 14:52 GMT
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NASA and the EVA
Just months … three astronauts, Charles "Pete" Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, and Paul J. Weitz performed …
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Paul Weitz, NASA astronaut and Commander of first flight of space shuttle Challenger, dies at 85
24 Oct 2017 18:30 GMT
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight … .
A NASA biography says Weitz was among the class of 19 astronauts who … provides scholarships for 45 students.
Paul Weitz, NASA astronaut and Commander of first flight …
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Paul Weitz, NASA Astronaut Who Commanded Challenger, Dies at 85
24 Oct 2017 17:17 GMT
Paul Weitz, the retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first Challenger … a NASA biography, Weitz was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in … by the loss of retired astronaut Paul Weitz who lived on Skylab …
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Remembering Skylab: How NASA’s Forgotten Orbiter Pioneered Space (Then Crashed And Burned)
12 Jul 2021 20:43 GMT
… crew hovering above Earth. (NASA)Such observations also showed that …
Just three of the astronauts are still alive: Joseph Kerwin, from the … who died in 1999 and Paul J. Weitz who passed in 2017 … Skylab hovering above Earth. (NASA)“This belies the fact that …
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Pioneering NASA Astronaut Don Peterson Dies at 84
30 May 2018 16:59 GMT
… fellow MOL trainees joining NASA’s astronaut corps.
“You might … together with STS-6 commander Paul Weitz, pilot Karol “Bo” … history, becoming the first astronauts to wear Extravehicular Mobility … Peterson and Musgrave rejoined Weitz and Bobko inside Challenger …
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Tracy Chou, Deonne Castaneda, Jack Conte, Selena Gomez & More Join the 2024 SXSW Conference
28 Feb 2024 01:24 GMT
… Maclin, Academy Award-nominated actor Paul Raci, and writer, director … Schedule
Live from Space: NASA Astronauts & Your Work … . Kristin Fabre, and NASA Astronauts Jeanette Epps and Loral … amp; Entertainment Engagement Jessica Weitz to discover why voting …
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Space Shuttle Challenger’s First Commander Paul J. Weitz, Dies at 85
25 Oct 2017 18:10 GMT
Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, Skylab 2 pilot, mans … Mount – Photo NASA
PHOENIX – Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the … NASA biography says Weitz was among the class of 19 astronauts who … 51 to re-join NASA.
“Paul Weitz’s name will always …
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NASA Mourns Loss of Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, Commanded First Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger
24 Oct 2017 18:44 GMT
… from NASA in 1994
ABOVE VIDEO: Paul Weitz, one of the astronauts from … (NASA) – In this June 1973 photograph, Skylab 2 pilot Paul J. Weitz … of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. … He retired from NASA in 1994.
Paul Weitz passed away in October …
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PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s, has died. He was 85.
24 Oct 2017 23:59 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight … .
A NASA biography says Weitz was among the class of 19 astronauts who … age 51 to re-join NASA.
"Paul Weitz's name will …