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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joe_EngleJoe Engle - Wikipedia

    Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932) is an American pilot, aeronautical engineer and former 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 is one of twelve pilots who flew ...

  2. Joe Engle was born in Abilene, Kansas, and attended the University of Kansas where he graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. Commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program, he earned his pilot's wings in 1958 and was assigned to fly F-100s for the 474th Fighter Day Squadron and, later, the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron ...

  3. Dec 31, 2017 · The last rocket pilot. Capt. Joe Engle stands beside one of the X-15s he flew a total of 16 times. (NASA) Joe Engle flew everything from Super Sabres to the Space Shuttle, but it is as an X-15 ...

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  5. Sep 15, 2009 · Joe Engle—retired U.S. Air Force major general, former space shuttle astronaut and X-15 test pilot. NASA / Kathy Barnstorff. Engle knows what he’s talking about. The Kansas native flew the X-15 for the U.S. Air Force 16 times from 1963 to 1965 and went on to command two missions of NASA’s space shuttle. Still an active pilot, the retired ...

  6. Nov 13, 2014 · On June 29, 1965, U.S. Air Force pilot Joe Engle qualified as an astronaut, though he wouldn’t join NASA’s astronaut corps for another nine months. That Tuesday morning, Engle flew the X-15 ...

  7. www.nasa.gov › former-astronauts › joe-h-engleJoe H. Engle - NASA

    Joe H. Engle News & Articles See All News. Article. 5 Min Read. 45 Years Ago: NASA Names the First Four Space Shuttle Crews. Article. 13 Min Read.

  8. Joe Engle is the only person to have flown two different types of winged space vehicles. Engle flew over 185 different types of aircraft, logging over 14,000 hours, and spent 224 hours in space. Born August 26, 1932 in Abilene, Kansas, Engle grew up in nearby Chapman. He attended the University of Kansas, a 1955 aeronautical engineering graduate.

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