Joe Engle
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 93 |
| Date of birth | August 26,1932 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Chapman |
| Kansas | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-2, STS-51-I |
| Selection | NASA Group 5 |
| First space flight | STS-2 |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Aeronautical Engineer | |
| Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Distinguished Flying Cross | |
| NASA Agency Honor Awards - Exceptional Service Medal | |
| NASA Space Flight Medal | |
| Air Force Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 547998 |
Joe Engle Life story
Joe Henry Engle 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 three flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests.