Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1973.
1Flight
28dTime in space
3h 25mEVA time
1Spacewalk
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Joseph Peter Kerwin, M.D. is an American physician and former NASA astronaut, who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25–June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Oak Park
- Education
- Northwestern University; Feinberg School of Medicine; College of the Holy Cross; Fenwick High School
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal; United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Saturn IB | Skylab 2May 25, 1973
Spacewalks
- Skylab II EVA 21973-06-07
Expeditions
- Skylab II1973-05-25 – 1973-06-22
Born 1932-02-19 · age 94