Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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Paul Joseph

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  25.07.1932
Birthplace:  Erie, Pennsylvania
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  04.04.1966
Selection group:  NASA-5
Position:  CDR
Status:  Ret. ??.03.1988
Day of death:  23.10.2017
Place of death:  Flagstaff, Arizona

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Skylab 2  PLT  25.05. - 22.06.1973 28d 00h 50m 
2  STS-6 Challenger  CDR  04.04. - 09.04.1983 5d 00h 23m 
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Total  33d 01h 13m 
         

Additional information

Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from Penn State University, 1954; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California,1964; Captain, USN, Ret.; hobbies: Hunting, fishing; 1988 Deputy Director NASA Johnson Space Center; resigned from NASA in 1995.

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