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Joe Engle
Major General Joe Henry Engle, USAF, Ret. is an American pilot, aviation engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was in command of two shuttle missions, including the STS-2 in 1981, which flew into the program's second orbit. He also made three flights as part of the Shuttle program's approach and landing tests in 1977. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew an X-15 in North America, an airliner. The test space is operated jointly by the Air Force and NASA. As an X-15 pilot, Engle completed three flights above 50 miles, qualifying for astronaut wings under the US Convention for the Frontier of Space. In 1966, he was selected to join the fifth group of NASA astronauts, to join the Apollo program. He was a backup pilot of the Moon module for Apollo 14 and was originally scheduled as an LMP for Apollo 17. However, subsequent flight cancellations led NASA to choose geologist-astronaut. Harrison Schmitt worked as LMP, replacing Engle. Engle was an experienced space aircraft operator and the last X-15 pilot alive.
NationalityAmerican
StatusRetired
BornAugust 26, 1932, Chapman, Kansas, U.S.
Other namesJoe Henry Engle
Other occupationTest pilot
Alma materUniversity of Kansas, B.S. 1955
RankMajor General, USAF
Time in space9d 08h 30m
Selection1966 NASA Group 5
MissionsX-15 Flight 138, X-15 Flight 143, X-15 Flight 153, ALT, STS-2, STS-51-I
RetirementNovember 28, 1986

About Joe Engle

Astronaut Joe Engle was born on August 26, 1932 in Kansas, United States (He's 91 years old now).

He is most known for piloting a 1977 test flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise for NASA and the US Air Force's North American X-15 project, as well as heading a 1981 test of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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Joe Engle before becoming famous

Joe Engle was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1932 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

He joined the United States Air Force after earning his bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Kansas. In early 1966, he started working with NASA.

Achievement of Joe Engle

Among his many awards are the NASA and US Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots' Iven C. Kincheloe Prize, and the Pioneer of Flight Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Joe Engle's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born and raised in the Kansas town of Chapman. His first marriage to Mary Catherine Lawrence resulted in the birth of two children, Jon and Laurie, and he later married Jeanie Carter.

Joe Engle Collabed with

Both he and colleague astronaut Astronaut Joseph Walker flew the X-15.

Joe Engle Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Joe Engle updated on March 11 2023.