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Joseph P. Kerwin

Selected in NASA's fourth group of astronauts in June 1965, Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin was the science pilot on the first Skylab crew. From 1984 until 1987, he served as the Director of Space and Life Sciences at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S66-65248 (November 1966) --- Five scientist-astronauts whose selection was announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on June 29,...
Portrait of 5 scientist-astronauts chosen in 1965
S70-34628 (11 April 1970) --- Astronaut Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II, who was scheduled as a prime crew member for...
Astronauts Ken Mattingly and Joe Kerwin in mission control during the Apollo 13 mission
S70-35014 (15 April 1970) --- A group of flight controllers gathers around the console of Glenn S. Lunney (seated, nearest...
A group of flight controllers gathers around the console of Glenn S. Lunney in the Mission Control Center
S72-17509 (19 Jan. 1972) --- These three men are the crewmen for the first manned Skylab mission. They are astronaut...
The Skylab 2 crew work at a training version of a Skylab control panel
S72-17512 (19 Jan. 1972) --- These three men are the crewmen for the first manned Skylab mission. They are astronaut...
Joe Kerwin, Pete Conrad, and Paul Weitz wear tan flight suits while at the control panel for the Apollo Telescope Mount in the Training Facility in Houston Texas.
S73-20236 (1 March 1973) --- The three members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission dine on...
The Skylab 2 prime crew test the food in the Skylab trainer at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
S73-20622 (March 1973) --- Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the first manned Skylab mission, demonstrates the Body Mass...
Joe Kerwin sits in a chair that Skylab astronauts used to measure their body mass in space.
S73-20276 (1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot of the first manned Skylab mission, lies in the lower...
Astronaut Paul Weitz's lower half is inside the lower body negative pressure device during a Skylab training, while crewmate Joe Kerwin stands in the background at a control panel.
S73-24303 (May 1973) --- These three astronauts have been named by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the prime...
Portrait of the Skylab 2 prime crew (Kerwin, Conrad, and Weitz)
S73-25902 (4 May 1973) --- The three prime crew members of the first manned Skylab mission (Skylab 2) are photographed...
Skylab 2 prime crew poses in front of the Skylab/Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center
S71-52264 (1971) --- Astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin. Photo credit: NASA
Official astronaut portrait for Joseph P. Kerwin
S73-25401 (8 May 1973) --- The members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission go over a...
Overhead view of the Skylab 2 prime crew inside the Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator
The Saturn V vehicle, carrying the unmarned orbital workshop for the Skylab-1 mission, lifted off successfully and all systems performed...
Kerwin cutting the metal strap to free and deploy Skylab's Orbital Workshop solar array
S73-27509 (6 June 1973) --- Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin (right), Skylab 2 science pilot and a doctor of medicine, takes...
Joe Kerwin draws blood from Pete Conrad on board Skylab.
Astronaut Weitz assists Astronaut Kerwin with blood pressure cuff. Skylab-2 mission duration 5/25/73 thru 6/22/73.
Paul Weitz assists Joe Kerwin with a blood pressure cuff on Kerwin's arm for an experiment on Skylab.
SL2-X9-730 (1 June 1973) --- Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, Skylab 2 science pilot, forms a perfect sphere by blowing water...
Astronaut Joseph Kerwin forms perfect sphere with a water droplet
This photograph is of Astronaut Kerwin wearing the Sleep Monitoring cap (Experiment M133) taken during the Skylab-2 mission. The Sleep...
Joe Kerwin in Skylab's sleeping bag
Each of the three crewed Skylab missions from May 1973 to 1974 were staffed by three astronauts. Since these were...
A Checkup Aboard Skylab
S73-29141 (22 June 1973) --- The three Skylab 2 crewmen arrive on the deck of the prime recovery ship, USS...
The Skylab 2 crew descends stairs from their Command Module after splashdown.
S73-30889 (June 1973) --- Leonid I. Breznev, General Secretary of the Communist Party, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and President...
Leonid Breznev and President Richard Nixon receive plaques presented by the Skylab 2 crew in June 1973
Astronauts Joseph Kerwin (left) and William Lenoir familiarize themselves with equipment aboard the Spacelab mockup during a 1976 visit to...
Joe Kerwin and Bill Lenoir in the Spacelab mockup
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautical and...
Joe Kerwin (left) and Anna Fisher smile while wearing EVA spacesuits
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautical and...
Two astronauts in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
Discussing their experiences and memories with the Marshall team at the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Skylab Jan. 31 are, from...
Reunion of Skylab crew members in 2013
At an Apollo 13 gala in April 2015, a panel discussion included backup Lunar Module pilot Charlie Duke, far left,...
Apollo 13 Reunion