Kerwin

Joseph Peter

USA

International order nº: 68

US astr. nº: 43

Personal data:

Birthdate:	19 Feb 1932
Birthplace:	Oak Park / Illinois
Marital status:	married
Children:	three
Selection date:	28 Jun 1965
Selection group:	NASA 4
Job:	PLT
Status:	Ret. 31 Mar 1987

Spaceflights:

N°	Startup spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	Skylab-2	13h.00m. May 25, 1973	Ph PE-1/SKL	Skylab-2	13h.50m. Jun 22, 1973	28d.00h.50m.
Total duration:						28d.00h.50m.

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
07 Jun 1973	15:15	3h 25m	C.Conrad and Kerwin; station "Skylab" - Unfolding one solar paddle.
Total:		3h 25m	EVAs: 1

Additional information

Bachelor of arts in philosophy from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1953; doctorate of medicine from Northwestern University Medical School, Chacogo, 1957; Captain, MC, USN; flight surgeon; later principal investigator Space Station Program, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company; he worked for United Space Alliance; March 1997 - President, KRUG Life Science Inc., Houston, Texas; hobbies: Reading, classical music.

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