Paul J. Weitz Status: Deceased 7/25/1932 – 10/22/2017 Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Paul Joseph Weitz was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who flew into 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 Challenger flights.