What is Paul J. Weitz?
{{Infobox astronaut | name =Paul J. Weitz | other_names =Paul Joseph Weitz | image =Paul_Weitz.jpg | type =[[NASA]] [[Astronaut]] | nationality =American | birth_date ={{Birth date|1932|7|25}} | birth_place =[[Erie, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2017|10|23|1932|7|25}}}} | death_place =[[Flagstaff, Arizona]], U.S. | occupation =[[Naval aviator]], [[test pilot]] | alma_mater =[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]], B.S. 1954<br>[[Naval Postgraduate School|NPS]], M.S. 1964 | rank =[[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|25px]] [[Captain (naval)|Captain]], [[United States Navy|USN]] | selection =[[List of astronauts by selection#1966|1966 NASA Group 5]] | eva1 =1 | eva2 =1 hour 36 minutes | time =33d 01h 13m | mission =[[Skylab 2]], [[STS-6]] | insignia =[[Image:Skylab1-Patch.png|40px]] [[Image:Sts-6-patch.png|40px]] | Date of ret =May 1994 | awards =[[File:NASA Distinguished Service Medal.jpg|20px|link=NASA Distinguished Service Medal]] [[Image:Air Medal front.jpg|20px]] }} '''Paul Joseph Weitz''' (July 25, 1932 &ndash; October 23, 2017) was an American [[United States Navy|naval officer]] and [[United States naval aviator|aviator]], [[aeronautical engineer]], [[test pilot]], and former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. Weitz flew into [[Outer space|space]] twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on [[Skylab 2]], the first manned [[Skylab]] mission. He was also Commander of the [[STS-6]] mission, the first of the [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Challenger|''Challenger'']] flights. Weitz died on October 23, 2017 in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]] from [[myelodysplastic syndrome]] at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goerie.com/news/20171023/erie-county-astronaut-paul-weitz-dies-at-85|title=Erie County astronaut Paul Weitz dies at 85|last=Bruce|first=David|date=Oct 23, 2017|website=goerie.com|access-date=Oct 23, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archiv