Joe Engle

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title: Joe Engle
text: Joe Henry Engle 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. As an X-15 pilot, Engle made three flights above 50 miles, thus qualifying for astrona
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description: American astronaut (1932–2024)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Engle
date created: 2004-03-03T23:48:44Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T03:18:50Z
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