eva status birth_place other_names mission nationality article_title birth_date selection rank insignia image time name type occupation alma_mater
1 3 hours 23 minutes retired oak park , illinois , u.s. joseph peter kerwin skylab 2 american joseph p. kerwin
 19 february 1932 1965 nasa group 4 captain , usn 40px astronaut joseph kerwin portrait.jpg 28d 00h 50m joseph p. kerwin nasa astronaut medical doctor holy cross , b.a. 1953 nu , m.d. 1957
joseph p. kerwin

joseph peter kerwin , m.d. -lrb- born february 19 , 1932 -rrb- , -lrb- capt , usn , ret . -rrb-
, is an american physician and former nasa astronaut , who served as science pilot for the skylab 2 mission from may 25 -- june 22 , 1973 .
he was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training .
