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Joseph P. Kerwin, an Uncommon card
Joseph Peter Kerwin is an American physician and former NASA astronaut.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Joseph P. Kerwin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joseph P. Kerwin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He served as the ______ pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973.
Answer
science. He served as the science pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973. From the Joseph P. Kerwin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
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 ____.
Answer
1990s. 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. From the Joseph P. Kerwin article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joseph P. Kerwin article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Joseph P. Kerwin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Joseph P. Kerwin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
