STS-6
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STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and D
Maiden launch of Challenger, April 4, 1983
From left: Peterson, Weitz, Musgrave and BobkoSpace Shuttle program← STS-5STS-7 →
TDRS-A is deployed.
Musgrave during the EVA
Paul J. Weitz
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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
STS-6
…Shuttle Challenger Launch mass 116,457 kg (256,744 lb) Landing mass 86,330 kg (190,330 lb) Payload mass 21,305 kg (46,969 lb) Crew Crew size 4 Members Paul J. Weitz Karol J. Bobko Story Musgrave Donald H. Peterson EVAs 1 EVA duration 4 hours, 17 minutes Start of mission Launch date April 4, 1983, 18:30:00 UTC (1:30…
Weitz in 1971
Skylab 2 Commander Pete Conrad trims Weitz's hair in Skylab's crew quarters
Paul J. Weitz, (left) Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (middle); and Joseph P. Kerwin (right); America's first space station crew would spend 28 days in space
Weitz and Donald H. Peterson (right) aboard Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-6 mission