Astronaut Paul Joseph Weitz, born July 25, 1932 in Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away yesterday October 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona from myelodysplastic syndrome. He was 85.
His first mission into space was aboard Skylab 2, the first manned mission to the space station from May-June 1973.
He was commander of STS-6, the maiden voyage of Challenger in April 1983.
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