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Joseph P. Kerwin

1932 - Today

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Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut. He served as the science pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training and the first doctor from the United States to enter space. Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Apollo 13: "Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you." He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph P. Kerwin is the 243rd most popular astronaut (down from 210th in 2019), the 8,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,051st in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Joseph P. Kerwin ranks 243 out of 556. Before him are Yuri Baturin, James P. Bagian, Yuri Gidzenko, Mikhail Tyurin, Jeffrey Williams, and Samantha Cristoforetti. After him are Aleksandr Laveykin, André Kuipers, Hans Schlegel, Thomas Reiter, Story Musgrave, and Takao Doi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Joseph P. Kerwin ranks 427. Before him are Edward Stevens, Shankha Ghosh, Elliott H. Lieb, Ferenc Machos, Kurt Stettler, and Khalil Taha. After him are Germano de Figueiredo, Monte Hellman, Jenő Dalnoki, Volodymyr Dakhno, John Emery, and Antonio Suárez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph P. Kerwin ranks 8,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Kari Lake (1969), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Walter Murch (1943), Stuart Hameroff (1947), Barry McGuire (1935), and Nancy Kerrigan (1969). After him are Preston Tucker (1903), Eben Moglen (1959), Wendell Corey (1914), Michael Andretti (1962), Nana Visitor (1957), and Porter Goss (1938).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Joseph P. Kerwin ranks 111. Before him are John Casper (1943), William B. Lenoir (1939), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), Barbara Morgan (1951), James P. Bagian (1952), and Jeffrey Williams (1958). After him are Story Musgrave (1935), Donald E. Williams (1942), Clayton Anderson (1959), Joseph P. Allen (1937), Marsha Ivins (1951), and Robert A. Parker (1936).

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