Joe Henry Engle (August 26, 1932 – July 10, 2024) 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.
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26 August 1932 Chapman, Kansas
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Died |
10 July 2024 (aged 91)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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