Joe Engle
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Joe Henry Engle was an American pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew two flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.
1932 — 2024
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Joe H. Engle, Joe Henry Engle, Joseph Engle, Joseph H. Engle, Joseph Henry Engle
Harmon Trophy, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, NASA Astronaut Group 5, United States,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | spaceflight | 1981 | STS-2 | human spaceflight, flight testing | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1985 | STS-51-I | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Shaving in Space (7678548374) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Eugene Cernan and Joe Engle, 1999 (a218c05c-205f-4683-a2fd-bcd05d13eacf) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sts-2 crew | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 51I-04-034 - STS-51I - STS-51I crew activities - Engle on the flight deck - DPLA - 324d5345a5be1d51264aaae5281ddb5a | Commons | ||
| commons | image | ARPS Class III | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Research Test Pilots at FRC (ECN-151FRCpilots1962) cropped | Commons | ||
| commons | image | ARPS Class III | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Joe Engle X-15 pilot | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Joe Engle X-15 pilot | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Maj. Gen. — Joseph "Joe" Henry Engle | Commons | ||









