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Joseph Kerwin

United States

Joseph Kerwin was an American physician and United States Navy officer who flew as science pilot on the first crewed mission to the Skylab space station in 1973, becoming the first American physician to fly in space. That mission required urgent unplanned repairs after Skylab suffered damage during its own uncrewed launch, and Kerwin took part in the spacewalks needed to fix the station before it could be safely occupied for an extended stay. It was his only spaceflight.

Facts
Birth Year
1932 2
Number of Flights
1 3
Firsts
First for a Group of People 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1965 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Joseph P. Kerwin

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Joseph P. Kerwin
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Spacefacts.de: Spacefacts biography: Joseph Kerwin
Spacefacts.dePersonal data, Position (PLT)
Quote, Personal data, Position (PLT)
Position: PLT
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2. Wikipedia: Joseph P. Kerwin
  • Lead paragraph
    Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut.
  • Lead section
    He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training and the first doctor from the United States to enter space.
  • Infobox, selection
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut.
  • In Group: Apollo and Skylab Astronauts, Lead sentence
    He served as the science pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973.
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3. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 1 to 100
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 53, Joseph P. Kerwin
Quote, Astronaut record 53, Joseph P. Kerwin
"name": "Joseph P. Kerwin" ... "flights_count": 1
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