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Dr. Joseph Kerwin
Dr. Joseph Kerwin was born in Oak Park and attended St. Giles and Fenwick schools. He went on to Holy Cross College and Northwestern Medical School. He joined the Navy and attended their school of aviation medicine in Pensacola, Florida. He made naval flight surgeon status in 1958 and earned his flight wings in 1962. NASA selected Kerwin in its first group of six scientist-astronauts in June 1965. On May 25, 1973, the Skylab 2 astronauts (Conrad, Weitz and Kerwin) had blast off on their first space adventures together. Once docked with Skylab, they had to first make repairs to the Skylab. Kerwin then moved on to organize his medical laboratory, monitoring blood, bodily functions, and physical activity of all three. He also got a chance to walk in space. After 28 days, the crew returned home. In 1973, Kerwin was awarded the Stritch medal by Loyola University. Kerwin went on to become Director of Space and Life Sciences at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He later resigned as captain and from 1987 to 1996 he held management positions with Lockheed Martin Missile and Space Company. He presently heads the Krug Life Sciences, which has a major research contract with NASA.
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