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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.
Aug 1, 2024 · Joe Engle, the first person to venture to the edge of space and beyond in two different winged aircraft — the hypersonic, rocket-powered X-15 as an Air Force test pilot and the space shuttle as a...
Jul 14, 2024 · Joe Engle, an aerospace legend who made significant contributions to both aeronautics and space at NASA, died July 10 at age 91. Being the first pilot to reach space flying two different winged vehicles is just one highlight of his storied career.
Jul 12, 2024 · Joe Engle, the last surviving member of the test pilots who skimmed the edge of space on the X-15 rocket plane in the 1960s and who later orbited the Earth on space shuttle missions, died July...
Jul 14, 2024 · Astronaut, adventurer and aviator extraordinaire Joe Henry Engle, who passed away on July 10 at 91, earned renown in his career as one of only two X-15 pilots to reach space three times. He...
Jul 11, 2024 · Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space aboard two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle's first flights into space on board the X-15 rocket plane preceded him becoming a NASA astronaut and launching twice on the space shuttle.
Jul 11, 2024 · Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Engle died July 10, surrounded by his family at home in Houston. Among his many honors, he is the only astronaut to pilot both the X-15 and space shuttle. He was 91.
Jul 11, 2024 · Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Henry Engle, test pilot, Apollo-era astronaut, and the only American to fly two different winged vehicles into space, died July 10 at the age of 91. Engle made 16 flights in the high-speed X-15 research aircraft; on three of those flights, he ascended above 50 miles, earning him astronaut wings.
Jul 12, 2024 · Astronaut, X-15 test pilot and space shuttle pilot Joe Engle has died at home in Houston, Texas. He was 91. Engle passed peacefully surrounded by his family according to a NASA press release.
Joe Engle holds the unique distinction of being the only astronaut to have flown two entirely different winged vehicles-the X-15 and the Space Shuttle-into space. He has flown more than 180 different aircraft types and logged nearly 14,000 flight hours.
